Attempted Kidnapping Reported

Valley Springs, CA — The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a reported attempted kidnapping this week along Silver Rapids Road in Valley Springs.

The victim stated she was walking at around 10 o’clock in the evening when two males drove up in a silver Mazda. The passenger reportedly grabbed the victim’s t-shirt and then tried to step out of the vehicle while holding the shirt.
The victim broke free and ran to her boyfriend’s house to call the Sheriff’s Department.

She describes the driver as a white male in his mid 20’s with spiked blonde hair and a loop shaped piercing on his lower lip. The passenger was described as a Hispanic male in his mid 30’s with a handlebar mustache. He had an unknown type of tattoo on his right elbow and a bar shaped piercing in his ear.

The car had a rear tinted window and the passenger side headlight was out. Contact the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department if you have any information.

Written by bjhansen@mlode.com.