Crime & Safety
San Jose Attempted Kidnapping Linked to LaMar Disappearance?
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is aware of the Friday attempted kidnapping of the 16-year-old girl, but Police said there was no immediate indication that the incident is connected to the disappearance of Sierra LaMar.
Police are investigating the Friday evening attempted kidnapping of a 16-year-old girl in San Jose, a police spokesman said Monday.
A man reportedly attempted to force the girl into his car on the 2100 block of Coastland Avenue in San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood around 5:20 p.m., police said.
San Jose police Officer Jose Garcia said initial reports indicate that the girl was approached and assaulted by an unknown man who was carrying some type of electric device, possibly a stun gun.
Police said there was no immediate indication that the incident is connected to the disappearance of Sierra LaMar, the 15-year-old Morgan Hill high school student who went missing on March 16. Sgt. Jose Cardoza of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, which is investigating LaMar's disappearance, said investigators with that agency are aware of the San Jose incident.
Police said the suspect's vehicle was described as a red, compact passenger car, possibly with tinted windows. The suspect is described only as a Hispanic man who was wearing a hooded sweatshirt.
—Bay City News
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