WINNIPEG — Police in Minnesota say a Manitoba man falsely reported being kidnapped and taken across the Canada-U.S. border over the weekend. The Alexandria Police Department says 37-year-old Roderick Garson has been arrested and charged with falsely reporting a crime. He is being held in a county jail. U.S. authorities were alerted Saturday to a possible abduction with a weapon that had started in Manitoba and crossed over the border. They said a man ran to a store, claiming to have escaped his captor, and that a 31-year-old suspect was taken into custody. Police later said the two men know one another and that no weapons were found during the investigation. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 17, 2026. Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
