MONTGOMERY CRIME
Woman, 51, Is Robbed After Mall Abduction
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, December 1, 2007;
Page B04
A 51-year-old Silver Spring woman was abducted in the parking lot of the Westfield Wheaton mall and later robbed Thursday afternoon, Montgomery County police said.
Two men approached the woman about 1 p.m. outside the mall, at 11160 Veirs Mill Rd. in Wheaton. One of the assailants wore a coat and tie, carried a briefcase and implied that he had a gun, police said. They forced her into their vehicle, a white Lexus SUV, police said.
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The men drove the woman to several banks and twice forced her to withdraw cash using her credit card, police said. They let her go at a Chevy Chase Bank on Georgia Avenue and drove off.
The woman, whom police did not identify, told authorities that the men were both dark-skinned and in their 50s. She described one as being about 5-foot-7 and weighing 160 to 170 pounds. She said he carried a briefcase and was cleanshaven and well dressed in a tie, black trench coat and black brimmed hat.
The woman described the other man as about six feet tall, heavyset and cleanshaven. She told police he was wearing a Baltimore Ravens jersey and a black jacket.
Montgomery police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call 240-773-5530.
