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Michael Phelps on possible comeback: ‘We’ll see if I get that itch’

<p>LANSDALE, Pa. (AP) &#8212; Police are looking for a woman they say tried to kidnap a Pennsylvania man she met on the online want ad site Craigslist.</p><p>Lansdale police say 25-year-old Lara Mountz answered the ad by a man seeking companionship. That man tells WCAU-TV that he placed the ad so he&#8217;d have company while going to a casino.</p><p>Instead, he says Mountz and two other people &#8212; a man and a woman &#8212; showed up armed back in January. He says Mountz had a gun but that he was able to escape and call 911.</p><p>Police say they&#8217;ve only been able to identify Mountz who hasn&#8217;t surrendered or been arrested.</p><p>The TV station says Mountz spoke to them and denied doing anything wrong adding, &#8220;Only an idiot would turn herself in.&#8221;</p><style>
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Lansdale Police: Woman tried to kidnap man she met through Craigslist