Crime & Safety

Woman Abducted, Robbed, Dumped Down Remote Road: Police

The man forced the victim into her car and drove her to various ATMs where he forced the victim to withdraw money, police said.

Authorities say shortly after dumping the victim down a remote road, he crashed into her car into a bowling alley before fleeing the scene.
Authorities say shortly after dumping the victim down a remote road, he crashed into her car into a bowling alley before fleeing the scene. (Courtesy: Charles County Sheriff's Office​ )

BOWIE, MD - A Waldorf woman found walking alongside a remote Prince George's County roadway around 3:45 a.m. Thursday told police she was the victim of an abduction that lasted several hours.

Detectives are now urgently trying to locate the suspect and the victim's stolen car.

On Thursday around 3:37 a.m., officers from the Prince George’s County Police Department said they responded to the area of Accokeek Road near Gardner Road in Accokeek, MD for a report of a woman walking in the roadway.

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When officers arrived, the woman told officers she had been abducted from her home in Waldorf at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 11 by a man who was already inside her home. Officers said they did go to the woman's home and believe the suspect entered the woman's house by forcing open a window.

According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, once inside the house with the victim, the man then forced her into her car and drove her to various ATMs where he forced the victim to withdraw money.

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Courtesy: Charles County Sheriff's Office

Officers said the man then left the woman on the roadside on Gardner Road and fled. Shortly after, the suspect backed the victim’s car into the front doors of the Waldorf AMF bowling alley on Acton Lane, police said.

Deputies said the suspect got out of the car, walked toward the ATM inside the business but left after realizing the ATM was not operable, police said. He left in the victim’s car and has not been located.

The Charles County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect and locating the victim’s car. The victim described the suspect as a male with a light complexion, between 20 to 30-years-old, approximately 5’8” with a medium build.

The victim’s vehicle is a 2010 black four-door Toyota Camry with Maryland registration plates 6BM 3802. It has damage to the rear of the car. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective H. Burgess at (301) 609-6494.

Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous may contact Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS. Tips can also be submitted online at www.charlescountycrimesolvers.com or by using the P3Intel mobile app. A cash reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspect. The investigation is ongoing.

Video of suspect crashing the victim's car into the bowling alley before fleeing the scene:

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