Victim of East Oakland kidnapping comes forward
OAKLAND — The victim of a kidnapping earlier this month in East Oakland came forward Thursday, police said.
The incident, which was caught on camera, happened just after 3:30 p.m. on March 4 in the 1800 block of 98th Avenue.
The suspect first tried to hit the victim with a car and then got out and punched her multiple times, causing severe injuries, according to the Oakland Police Department.
Afterward, the suspect grabbed the victim, forced her into the car while she yelled that she was being kidnapped, and drove away westbound on 98th Avenue, police said.
The suspect’s car was later recovered in East Oakland and determined to be stolen.
The victim, who identified herself in footage of the incident, was offered services, according to police.
No other details were released Thursday.
The suspect was previously described as a Black man, 20 to 24 years old and 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a thin build, short twisted hair and a scar or mark on his left cheek.
He was last seen wearing a black hoodie with a white logo on the back, blue jeans and white shoes.