Attempted Kidnapping Reported in Manhattan Beach

A 27-year-old woman told police that two men tried to kidnap her after she got off a bus Monday morning in Manhattan Beach, but were apparently scared off when they spotted a nearby patrol car.

The woman said she had stepped off the bus at 8 a.m. at Sepulveda Boulevard and Eighth Street and was walking north on Sepulveda to 11th Street when a black, late-model Honda Civic with tinted windows cut her off, according to
Stephanie Martin of the Manhattan Beach Police Department.

She told investigators that two men got out of the car, grabbed her and tried to pull her into the Honda, Martin said.

"She was very distraught, she was very sacred," Martin said. "Her clothing was ripped. She had minor injuries."

The woman, whose name was withheld, said she was only let go because the men saw a police car nearby. She then saw another police car and flagged it down.

Officers were alerted to look for the car and the men.

The driver was described as a man in his 30s, about 6 feet tall and bald, with a black shirt, blue jeans and a tattoo behind his left ear. The passenger was a man in his 20s, about 5 feet 6 inches tall, wearing white pants and a light blue shirt.