BERKELEY — A 36-year-old lady was in county jail after her arrest this week on suspicion of kidnapping in reference to 4 separate incidents inside current weeks, authorities stated.
In an announcement late final month, Berkeley police stated that a 13-year-old lady was strolling close to Allston Approach and McKinley Avenue round 6 p.m. August 29 when a white automobile pulled up alongside her, with an individual inside attempting to get her to return in. The lady stated no, managing to stroll away and telling her mother and father.
In that incident, a suspect was described as a light-complexioned African-American lady about 30 to 40 years outdated, 5-foot-4 with a chubby construct and black hair in a bun, driving a newer-model white Honda or Toyota sedan.
Police additionally stated that a 12-year-old boy was driving his scooter on a sidewalk on Sacramento Road close to Addison Road round 5:30 p.m. September 20 when a feminine he didn't know obtained out of a automobile and tried to get him to get in. After she approached him, he ran and hid in a close-by driveway. After seeing her ready when he emerged minutes later, he managed to run away.
After police shared phrase of these incidents, two different youths got here ahead to report comparable incidents.
In a single, a 14-year-old boy working in his entrance yard within the 2200 block of Jefferson Avenue stated an analogous particular person had approached him round 5:30 p.m. August 29 and tried to shake his hand twice. In one other, a 15-year-old boy close to Allston Approach and Grant Road stated that somebody had approached him round 6:10 p.m. September 14 and tried to get him to return towards her car.
After Berkeley police detectives spoke with a witness who shared info, they recognized a suspect and obtained an arrest warrant. Round 10:45 a.m. Monday, officers discovered the girl driving close to the North Berkeley BART station.
She was arrested on suspicion of tried kidnapping and three counts of annoying or molesting a toddler. She was in custody at Santa Rita Jail and dealing with arraignment Friday morning at Oakland’s Wiley Manuel courthouse, in accordance with a county information test Thursday evening.
Anybody with info could name Berkeley police’s theft unit at 510-981-5742 and reference case No. 2022-00044070.
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.