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SRVUSD warns of stranger danger
Crimes & Incidents, posted by , a resident of , on Mar 23, 2012 at 11:15 am

The San Ramon Valley Unified School District is warning parents about two apparently unrelated incidents over the last few days in which men approached young girls near school grounds and tried to talk to them. One occurred at Hidden Valley Park near Hidden Hills Elementary School, while the other took place near the corner of Bollinger Canyon Road and Crow Canyon Road, near the elementary school there.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 4:02 PM

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Posted by Theresa N, a resident of Danville, on Mar 23, 2012 at 11:15 am

Why isn't there a description of the person or persons of the 2 incidents here in San Ramon. Was it the same person from Walnut Creek? Was it the same person on both of these incidents? It would be really nice to get an update asap on this. I take and pick up my daughter but I still see alot of children walking by themselves. I know we live in a pretty safe area but I am sure everyone thinks that way until it happens in theirs. We need to be updated constantly of any new information on this. Together we can keep these creeps out of our neighborhood.


Posted by Laelah Q, a resident of San Ramon, on Mar 29, 2012 at 9:25 am

HERE'S ANOTHER INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN FREMONT THIS WEEK......

Mother describes attempted abduction of daughter in Willow Glen

By Lisa Fernandez lfernandez@mercurynews.com

Posted:   03/27/2012 06:39:22 AM PDT

Updated:   03/27/2012 06:41:18 AM PDT

The 16-year-old girl who said she was hit with a stun gun and almost abducted in San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood was still shaken Monday and could not go to school, according to her mother.

The mother, who asked that her name not be published, said she wants to share what happened to her daughter, a sophomore at a private school, to warn others.

"You think especially in Willow Glen, you think you're so safe," the mom said. "But parents should know this guy was professional."

San Jose police Officer Jose Garcia confirmed the department had received a report that someone attempted to kidnap a 16-year-old girl at about 5:20 p.m. Friday. Police received a call at 5:25 p.m.

He also confirmed the girl reported a man assaulted her with some kind of electric device, possibly a stun gun, and tried to get her into a red compact car, possibly with tinted windows. The suspect was described as a Hispanic man with a hooded sweatshirt.

Garcia said police would not be releasing any other details.

The mother said her daughter was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital and was later released. She said her daughter is physically OK, but emotionally raw.

As her daughter told the mother the story, she was walking home from school Friday about 5:30 p.m. on Coastland Avenue near Lincoln Court, a block from her home. She had stayed late for tutoring, her mom said, and was walking home by herself.

"A guy drove up to her really fast, scooted up right next to her, parked his car on the sidewalk and unbelted really quickly," the mom said. "Then he came from behind, gave her a bear hug and put something like a Taser under her ear."

She said her daughter saw what looked like a Hispanic man in his 30s weighing about 200 pounds and driving a red car with tinted windows.

But then she went temporarily blind, her mother said, and lost consciousness from the stun gun.

Her mother has always taught her daughter -- a black belt in karate -- to never get into a car with a stranger. She believes her daughter's martial arts training must have kicked in.

The girl started screaming and somehow managed to fight or scare off the man, her mother said.

"At some point, he gave up," the mom said. "She can't really remember how, but the next thing she knows he drove away."

For now, the mom said she is trying to be "really, really stoic. But I go through these waves where I'm stunned and not feeling so good. I can't cry because I'm so busy keeping my eye on her."

Contact Lisa Fernandez at 408-920-5002. Follow her at Twitter.com/ljfernandez.


Posted by Kristen, a resident of Danville, on Apr 26, 2012 at 3:34 pm

What I want to know is: are the San Ramon police looking at people on Meagan's law and cross identifying them with all of these girls sightings Iin San Ramon, Walnut Creek and San Jose) and investigating those guys specifically. I'm sure if it was quickly enough after the incidents that these girls could identify them in a picture. Why are these men on Meagan's law not in jail, by the way? I don't understand why any man who has molested or assaulted a girl in the past is not in jail for life!


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