Former Riverside County Sheriff's Office employee arrested for stalking, kidnapping

A former Riverside County Sheriff's Office employee was arrested on suspicion of stalking and kidnapping among other offenses this week. 

The investigation began back on Nov. 27, when a woman alerted deputies that she was allegedly being stalked by a man named Alexander Vanny, said a statement from the department. 

"Because Vanny was previously employed and terminated by the Riverside County Sheriff's Office for allegations of sexual assault, the Riverside Sheriff's Special Victims Unit was requested and assumed the investigation," the department said in a statement. 

While investigating the matter, detectives found more evidence that led them to determine additional felonies had occurred, the statement said. 

He was arrested on Thursday morning on suspicion of kidnapping, stalking and unlawfully preventing wireless communication, deputies said. He was booked at the Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta later that day. 

Anyone who knows more is asked to contact investigators at (951) 955-1706.