NEW HOPE, Minn. — The FBI is now investigating after an alleged kidnapping involving a federal agent unfolded across Plymouth and New Hope, Minnesota Wednesday afternoon. Both local police departments describe the incident as “chaotic” and say they were not notified of the federal operation ahead of time.

According to Plymouth Police Chief Erik Fadden, his officers were made aware through 911 dispatch calls that a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent had reportedly been kidnapped by a detainee inside the detainee's car.

“That’s not something we hear every day, especially in Plymouth,” said Fadden. “Our officers were just trying to sort through the chaos.”

It's unclear so far what led to this situation, but Chief Fadden says multiple 911 cars came from inside the car. The ordeal

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