Kidnapping victim found, police say

Huntington Beach police said Friday they have arrested a suspect in an alleged kidnapping and found a Huntington Beach woman unharmed.

At 12:50 p.m. Thursday, Tanya Marie Silva, 31, Huntington Beach, was assaulted and forced into a 2007 or 2008 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck in the 16700 block of Algonquin Street, police said. Detectives found her and the suspect, ex-boyfriend Albert George Muesse Jr., 37, Cypress, at a motel about 9 p.m, Lt. Craig Bryant said.

After interviewing both people, detectives arrested Muesse on suspicion of kidnapping, Bryant said. As of Friday morning, Muesse was being held by police, he added.

Police had put out a notice Thursday seeking tips on the case.