STOCKTON — Following a string of brazen carjackings in Stockton, one victim came forward to CBS13 to share her story with the hope that other women stay vigilant.
Twice in fewer than two weeks, a woman alone walking to or from her car has been attacked by a suspect trying to steal it. A victim named Sariyah, who asked CBS13 not to reveal her last name, was one of them.
She was attacked on January 18 as a man got violent during the attempted carjacking on East Main Street.
On January 28, another woman was shoved to the ground when she got out of her car as the man successfully drove away in it on Shasta Ave.
In both cases, the male suspects were later arrested, but it is a trend that is up slightly across Stockton this month. Sariyah says people need to be more aware that this is happening.
She proudly showed CBS13 the tattoo on her hand that reads “fearless” while recounting her story.
“When I look at this, I think of what happened and how I didn’t let him have the power to do what he wanted,” she said.