Jogger escapes stranger’s ‘bear hug’ as he tries to kidnap her, California police say

A man accused of trying to kidnap a jogger while she was stopped at an intersection has been arrested, California police say.

The woman told police she was on a jog in the city of Ventura and stopped at an intersection the afternoon of March 25, the Ventura Police Department said in an April 1 Facebook post.

Because she was wearing headphones, she explained that she didn’t hear when a man approached from behind and “bear-hugged” her, police said…

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