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Female Carjacking Victim Dragged 30 Feet While Attempting to Stop the Culprit ? California Penal Code Section 215

By Walin & Klarich

It was reported on KSBW.com that a woman in Watsonville, California was dragged approximately 30 feet while attempting to stop a man from stealing her car outside a public library. Which is known as Car Jacking in California, PC 215. Police say that the 40-year-old woman was taking her children to the library when a man, identified as 47-year-old Mark Anderson, tried to drive away with her car, which still had the woman?s keys and purse inside. When the woman confronted Anderson, he drove off, dragging the woman through the library parking lot. Anderson then hit a parked car and a sign post before abandoning the vehicle. Anderson was shortly apprehended by police and booked on carjacking charges among other crimes. The woman was treated at Watsonville Community Hospital for scrapes and bruises and is expected to make a full recovery...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on September 16, 2010 (boomark / email).