Crime & Safety
Attempted Abduction in Eastmoreland
Woman fights off man who tried to abduct her as she walked home from the supermarket.
Portland Police are hunting for the man who tried to abduct a woman as she walked home from the supermarket.
It happened by the intersection of Southeast 27th Avenue and Bybee Boulevard.
A 22-year-old woman was walking home from the GFC Grocery at Southeast Milwaukie and Duke when a man came up behind her and grabbed her in a bear hug.
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He started dragging her toward the Eastmoreland Golf Course parking lot.
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She fought her way free and ran to a nearby house where she called 9-1-1.
The victim described the suspect as a white, Hispanic or mixed-race male in his 30s, oval-faced, no facial hair, approximately 6'00" tall, thick build, 190 to 200 pounds, thick fingers, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, possibly wearing blue jeans, and unknown style work boots.
The victim described the vehicle as a newer SUV, with a split-opening style tailgate, with the glass pulling up and the tailgate pulling down.
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