OAKLAND — Suspects who scammed a 78-year-old lady out of hundreds of dollars and briefly dragged her with their getaway automobile final week within the Laurel district have been being sought by police.
One particular person was arrested within the case earlier this week however was launched pending additional investigation, authorities stated.
Police stated that simply after 1:30 p.m. March 9 the lady was approached by two males within the 4000 block of MacArthur Boulevard within the Laurel district. The suspects advised her that if she gave them a selected amount of money, they'd contribute a bigger quantity to a charity of her alternative, police stated.
The lady withdrew the money, which was within the hundreds of dollars, from her account at a close-by financial institution and gave it to the 2 males. They then obtained right into a automobile pushed by a 3rd particular person.
That's when the lady realized she had been scammed, police stated. When she tried to exit the automobile, she was dragged a brief distance earlier than falling onto the roadway. She didn't require medical help, police stated.
Detailed descriptions of the 2 suspects who initially approached the lady weren't launched.
The suspects’ automobile was positioned Monday within the 5100 block of East twelfth Avenue and a person inside was arrested. However he was not charged and was launched from custody pending additional investigation.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are providing as much as $5,000 in reward cash for data resulting in the arrests of the suspects. Anybody with data could name police at 510-238-3329 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.