By Cathy Locke
clocke@sacbee.com
Woodland police are investigating the attempted kidnapping of a woman this morning as she was waiting for a bus.
Officers responded to a report of a suspicious encounter at 7:28 a.m.
A Woodland woman told police she was waiting for the Yolo County Bus in front of 1500 East Main Street when she was approached by two men in a late model, two-door vehicle. The driver asked for directions to Davis.
While the woman was standing near the passenger door, the passenger grabbed her sleeve and pulled her toward the vehicle, according to a Police Department news release. She was able to pull away, and the vehicle immediately drove off.
The woman was not injured.
The driver of the vehicle was described as Hispanic, in his early 20s, clean shaven, with a thin build, black hair and brown eyes, and wearing a red short-sleeve shirt and dark pants.
The passenger was described as Hispanic, also in his early 20s and clean shaven, with a thin build, black hair and brown eyes, and wearing a dark blue long-sleeve shirt and blue denim pants.
The vehicle was described as a black, late model, lowered two-door Honda, with a louver on the back window. It was last seen traveling north on Pioneer Avenue from East Main Street.
Another woman was the victim of kidnapping and attempted sexual assault Saturday after a driver stopped her as she walked along a Woodland street and asked for directions.
In that incident, the woman was forced into the vehicle at gunpoint and driven to a rural area of Yolo County where the man tried to rape her. She was able to break free and run to I-5, where she flagged down a passer-by who took her to safety and called police.
Sgt. Anthony Cucchi said police don't know whether today's incident is related to Saturday's kidnapping and attempted rape.
Two men were involved today and only one in the Saturday incident, he said. Cucchi said the vehicle descriptions also are different. In Saturday's kidnapping, the man was driving a newer, black sport utility vehicle.
Police urge anyone with additional information regarding the investigation to call the Woodland Police Department at (530) 666-2411 or (530) 661-7800. Callers can remain anonymous.
Call The Bee's Cathy Locke, (916) 321-5287.
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