Two Attempted Abductions of Female Oakland Tech Students Reported

A man driving a gray 1980s sedan has made two recent attempts to abduct female Oakland Technical High School students near the school, according to an email alert from Oakland Tech PTSA President Terry Cullinane.

The first incident happened on Monday, April 15, about 7:50 a.m. on 45th Street near the school and the second on Wednesday, April 24, during lunchtime on Gilbert Street at Pleasant Valley Avenue, opposite the entrance to the Rockridge Shopping Center, the email said.

In both incidents, a man tried to get a female student to get into his car, but sped off when other students gathered, the email said. In the April 15 incident, though, the car was seen in the area during the next 40 minutes.

The car is described as a gray or silver 1980s-era sedan with a darker landau roof and a mismatched white truck. It may be missing a license plate.

The driver is described as an African American male.

Anyone seeing a vehicle matching this description is asked to call 911 immediately, report the location and tell the Oakland Police Department operator that the car matches the vehicle reported in two attempted abductions of students near Oakland Tech.

If possible, anyone seeing the car is also asked to call Oakland Tech at (510) 450-5400 and report the sighting to Fred Trotter, the campus security officer, or (if Trotter is not available) to Assistant Principal Richard Fairley.