{"id":20707,"date":"2025-04-24T17:15:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T17:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/soccer-players-wife-5-year-old-child-kidnapped-as-he-hid-under-bed-during-home-invasion-in-ecuador-police-say\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T17:15:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T17:15:53","slug":"soccer-players-wife-5-year-old-child-kidnapped-as-he-hid-under-bed-during-home-invasion-in-ecuador-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/soccer-players-wife-5-year-old-child-kidnapped-as-he-hid-under-bed-during-home-invasion-in-ecuador-police-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Soccer player&#8217;s wife, 5-year-old child kidnapped as he hid under bed during home invasion in Ecuador, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodr\u00edguez&#8217;s wife and 5-year-old child were kidnapped early Wednesday, police reported, when men broke into their home in search of the Emelec defender, who told investigators he hid under a bed.<\/p>\n<p>The kidnappings took place around 3 a.m. in the coastal city of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ecuador-narco-gang-clashes-kill-22-guayaquil\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Guayaquil<\/a><\/span>, police chief \u00c9dison Rodr\u00edguez said.<\/p>\n<p>In his testimony to police, the 26-year-old fullback said he hid under a bed when he heard the front door being broken down, according to the police chief. The perpetrators took Rodriguez&#8217;s wife and child after asking the woman if Rodr\u00edguez was at the residence.<\/p>\n<p>According to police, Rodr\u00edguez saw at a window &#8220;that the individuals were traveling in a gray-colored double-cab pickup truck.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/24\/826d1908-3bcf-4527-9e60-fece110cc606\/thumbnail\/1240x825g2\/0cc986164a94bf5ee2d68f4e42625381\/ap25113798608592.jpg?v=3c17db24e594e0bfc14b069a51163c10#\" alt=\"Ecuador Kidnapping Soccer \" height=\"825\" width=\"1240\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Jackson Rodriguez of Ecuador&#8217;s Emelec reacts during a Copa Sudamericana round of 16 second leg soccer match against Argentina&#8217;s Defensa y Justicia at the Unico Diego Armando Maradona stadium in La Plata, Argentina, Aug. 8, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Gustavo Garello\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The incident occurred amid a state of emergency declared 10 days ago by the government in nine areas of the country, including the province of Guayas, to which Guayaquil belongs. The measure allows the mobilization of security forces in those territories to combat the operations of organized crime groups, which authorities blame for the wave of violence.<\/p>\n<p>Ecuador is home to around 20 criminal gangs \u2014 with striking names like\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ecuador-mafias-freddy-kruegers-peaky-blinders-terrorize-citizens-extortion-murder\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">&#8220;Los Freddy Kruegers&#8221; and &#8220;The Peaky Blinders&#8221;<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u2014 involved in trafficking, kidnapping and extortion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity and crime have plagued Ecuador for four years, with an increase in the first few months of the year, according to the government. Between January and March, 2,345 violent deaths were reported, 742 of which occurred in Guayaquil, located about 170 miles southwest of the capital Quito.<\/p>\n<p>The port city is considered one of the most dangerous areas in the country. From those ports, illegal drug shipments are sent to Europe, Central America and the United States, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Other athletes have been targeted in the past. In December, soccer player Pedro Perlaza, who played for Liga de Quito, was kidnapped in Esmeraldas, a city located about 115 miles northwest of Quito. He was\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kidnapped-soccer-star-pedro-perlaza-rescued-shootout-ecuador\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">rescued alive<\/a><\/span> a few days later.<\/p>\n<h2>U.S. targets gangs in Ecuador<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ecuador-imposes-state-of-emergency-election\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">President Daniel Noboa<\/a><\/span>, who was re-elected to a second term in elections earlier this month, has suggested U.S. special forces should be deployed to Ecuador to tackle drug violence and floated legal reforms to allow U.S. bases to operate in the country.<\/p>\n<p>At least two high-profile Ecuadorian gang leaders targeted by the U.S. have made headlines this year. Earlier this month, the fugitive leader of &#8220;Los Cheronos&#8221; that relied on hitmen, bribes and military weapons to do business was\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ecuador-los-choneros-gang-leader-fito-indicted-us-vanished-prison-cell\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">indicted in New York City<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on charges he imported thousands of pounds of cocaine into the United States. 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