For Immediate Release: August 26, 2026
OPD NEWS:
The Oakland Police Department is investigating an armed kidnapping that occurred just after 5:00 p.m. on August 25, 2026, in the 1700 block of Embarcadero. Officers were dispatched to a report of a kidnapping.
When officers arrived, the female victim reported that an armed, unknown male suspect had kidnapped her and driven a short distance before she was able to exit the vehicle. The victim provided a description of the suspect's vehicle.
OPD's helicopter (ARGUS) spotted the vehicle near 10th Avenue and International Boulevard and followed it from a safe distance. Officers inside ARGUS saw the suspect throw a firearm out of the vehicle window. OPD officers assigned to Patrol and the Crime Reduction Team (CRT) West arrested the suspect in the 2000 block of San Pablo Avenue after he collided with a parked vehicle. Officers recovered the thrown firearm.
OPD's Special Victims Section is conducting a follow-up investigation into this incident.
This remains an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at (510) 238-3641.
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