UPDATE 10:30 A.M.: — The Redwood City police say that the woman who reported fighting off a kidnapper made up her story.
“Redwood City detectives conducted follow-up investigation regarding this incident and re-interviewed the victim. The victim admitted she fabricated the story and the attempted kidnapping incident never occurred,” police said.
“The victim apparently fabricated the story to gain attention from family members,” according to police.
REDWOOD CITY (KRON) — Redwood City police are investigating an attempted kidnapping that happened Monday evening.
Police said that it happened near the intersection of Clinton Street and Lincoln Avenue around 9:30 p.m.
According to police, a person tried to kidnap a woman as she was taking things out of her car. The woman told police that she yelled and fought the person who then left the area in a dark-colored vehicle driven by another person.
As of Tuesday morning, police have provided a description of the attempted abductor.