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Uploaded: Thursday, November 8, 2012, 11:14 PM
Woman kidnapped from business center parking lot then abandoned in Oakland hills
Woman abducted from business park, bound and blindfolded
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A woman leaving work in Walnut Creek Wednesday night was kidnapped by two men who forced her to withdraw money from various ATMs before abandoning her in the Oakland Hills, Walnut Creek police said.
The 57-year-old woman was abducted as she was leaving her work place at the Shadelands Business Park in Walnut Creek around 7:30 p.m., police said.
She was walking to her car in the business center's empty parking lot when two suspects ran up to her and forced her into her car, tied her up and blindfolded her.
The woman was driven to various locations to get money from ATMs before the suspects drove her to an isolated area in the Oakland Hills, police said.
The suspects left and got away in a smaller, older dark-colored pickup truck, possibly a Toyota, with a loud muffler, police said.
The victim was then able to free herself and call 911.
Oakland police responded and sought medical attention for her, before handing the investigation over to Walnut Creek police.
The suspects were described as two white men in their early 20s. One stood about 5 feet 11 inches, weighed about 185 pounds with broad
shoulders and short dark hair.
He was last seen wearing a light colored T-shirt under a black zip-up collared shirt, and jeans.
The other suspect was about 5 feet 9 inches, with a slight build weighing about 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a mask, a black hooded sweatshirt with the hood on and jeans.
Anyone with information about the kidnapping is asked to call the Walnut Creek Police Department's investigations unit at 943-5868 or
943-5844.— Bay City News Service Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by lmp, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Nov 9, 2012 at 6:54 am Yesterday on TV news the report was the woman was kidnapped from a Bonanza St. parking garage. Either way, pretty creepy for WC.
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Posted by Julia, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood, on Nov 9, 2012 at 9:18 am Pretty damn creepy for any place. We must pay attention to our surroundings. Just because you are in Walnut Creek does not means you are in heaven. In fact if they tried that in Oakland they may not have gotten away with it. In some areas, people are more aware and know how to handle the situation.
Thanks, Julia Pardini from Alamo...and yes it can even happen in Alamo
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Posted by Linda, a resident of the Blackhawk neighborhood, on Nov 13, 2012 at 9:33 am Interesting there is absolutely NO physical description of the perps. Such investigative reporting!!
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Posted by Paula, a resident of the Blackhawk neighborhood, on Nov 15, 2012 at 10:52 am I had a Dr's appointment at the Park Shadelands Business Park in Walnut Creek the day following the kidnapping. The kidnapping took place in the back parking lot, outside of the PG&E office building.
Kaiser Permanente has several buildings adjoining the parking lot as well.
It was shocking to hear of a kidnapping in Walnut Creek. The police have issued some photos of potential suspects.
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Posted by LOUISE, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Nov 21, 2012 at 9:13 am No one should be shocked about kidnapping. Criminals aren't going to low income areas to commit these crimes - they wouldn't get any money from the victims ATM's. So if you live in nicer areas, you'd better be aware of your surroundings. Crime is coming to your neighborhood soon too. Thanks for making having money and success a bad thing too. This is spreading the wealth around in the true sense. I'm sure the President would agree.
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