Victim Sought In Mysterious LA County Kidnapping

LOS ANGELES, CA — A woman was assaulted, pulled from her car and driven away in broad daylight Sunday in Bellflower in what authorities believe to be a possible kidnapping. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detectives are asking for help finding her.

Deputies were called to the 9800 block of Cedar Street around 4:45 p.m. Sunday where a woman was seen being assaulted and pulled against her will from a red 2005 Toyota Camry with California license plate 5NJW241. A man forced her into his teal or green 1997 Ford Explorer with California license plate 3XNZ003, a witness reported.

The Ford Explorer then sped off east on Cedar Street, and an unidentified female passenger exited the victim's Toyota, then got into the driver’s seat and drove off in the wake of the Ford Explorer, according to a sheriff's spokesperson.

The victim was described as a Hispanic woman in her 40s and her attacker was described as a man in his 30, according to detectives.

"It is believed the female victim knows the suspect(s) and that she was taken by the suspect(s) against her will and is in physical danger," the sheriff's department said in a written statement. "To date, the female victim has not been identified, nor has anyone matching her physical description been reported missing to local law enforcement."

Anyone with information about the apparent kidnapping is asked to call the Lakewood sheriff's station at 562-920-5100 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or lacrimestoppers.org.