The Hollister Police Department is searching for two men
suspected of trying to force a 17-year-old Hollister girl into a
car Wednesday night near the 1500 block of San Juan Road.
The Hollister Police Department is searching for two men suspected of trying to force a 17-year-old Hollister girl into a car Wednesday night near the 1500 block of San Juan Road.
Just after 7 p.m., the teenager was walking to a relative’s house near the Plaza 156 gas station before police allege that two men inside a black Volkswagen Bug pulled alongside the girl and grabbed her arm, trying to force her inside the car.
The men whistled and spoke Spanish to her as they grabbed her, according to police.
The girl wrestled of their grasp and took off running to her relative’s house, police spokesman Sgt. David Westrick said. The car did not follow her.
“Once she was able to break free of the suspects, she ran and never looked back,” Westrick said.
The girl didn’t know in what direction the car took off after she had left, Westrick said.
The suspects are described as two Hispanic men in their 40s. The passenger wore a black hooded jacket and sunglasses. The girl had no other identifying information about the driver.
The Volkswagen Bug is described as an older model with a loud engine and rusted black paint.
The police department is still searching for more information, Westrick said.
“We are trying to get this handled as soon as possible,” Westrick said. “We have as many detectives working on it as we can.”
Anyone with more information is urged to call the Hollister Police Department at 630-4330. People who wish to remain anonymous can call WeTIP at (800) 58-CRIME.
