Girl, 16, Found Naked on the Sidewalk after being Kidnapped, Robbed and Pepper-Sprayed
- Residents awoke to hear the teenager screaming 'help me!'
- Teen said she had been picked up in Oakland and dumped in Berkeley
- Police investigation possible kidnapping, robbery and sexual assault
By Daily Mail UK, 17 April 2014
A 16-year-old girl found naked and pepper-sprayed on the sidewalk was kidnapped, robbed and possibly sexually assaulted, police have said.
The unnamed teen was found naked on a street in Berkeley, California just after 5am on Wednesday when neighbors heard her screaming, 'Help me!', police told the San Francisco Chronicle.
Police officials said they were investigating reports that the girl was kidnapped in Oakland, robbed and sexually assaulted before being dumped in Berkeley.
Scene: A teenage girl was found naked on this street in Berkeley on Wednesday morning by neighbors who heard her screaming 'Help me!'. She had apparently been robbed and possibly sexually assaulted
The girl was taken to Highland Hospital in Oakland and is in stable condition.
Thomas Stern saidthat he was awoken by the girl's screams.
'She yelled that someone had sprayed her in the eyes with something,' he said. 'Then shortly after that, I think she yelled that someone had raped her.
'Then she collapsed to the ground, she was totally in shock, yelling and crying.'
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'She collapsed to the ground and was totally in shock, yelling and crying'
-Neighbor who was awoken by girl's screams
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Her continued: 'Seeing a naked person that hysterical that early in the morning, you would think it’s just some crazy person. But who knows what really could have happened. It makes me worry.'
Berkeley police said they responded to reports of the girl calling for help at 5.06am and police officers arrived shortly after and found her.
The Oakland Police Department was called in at 6.21 a.m. and is investigating the incident as 'unusual and suspicious'.
KTVU reported that authorities would not be releasing any further information in fear of jeopardizing the investigation.
There is not yet any suspect information, including what car he could have used.