N.H. senator's wife abducted at home but is released unharmed
McLEAN, Va. (AP) — The wife of Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., was abducted at gunpoint from her home on Tuesday morning, but later released unharmed, said suburban Virginia police and spokesmen for the senator.
Police said that 52-year-old Kathleen Gregg arrived at her house about 9:30 a.m. ET to find two men waiting inside. One drew a weapon and demanded cash, said Jacki Smith, a spokeswoman for the Fairfax County Police Department.
One of the men then drove her to a nearby bank while the other followed in another car, Smith said, reporting that after the men received cash from a teller, they fled the scene in a car and the woman called police.
Sgt. Jeff Gossett of the Fairfax County Police Department told WJLA-TV, "No indication at this time they knew who she was."
Gossett said the senator's wife was "here at the bank, being interviewed by detectives."
"She's unharmed," Gossett said. "She's not injured."
The couple have three children.
"This morning, Kathy Gregg was a victim of a violent robbery. Her life was threatened and it was a terrifying experience," said a statement from Gregg's Senate office."
"Thanks to quick decisions made by Mrs. Gregg, she is doing fine and out of harm's way," it said. "This is an ongoing police investigation, so we have no further comment at this time."
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