In recent weeks, social media posts have claimed that several Fresno area women had gone missing or been abducted from grocery store parking lots and other shopping venues.
The Fresno Police Department says the posts are not accurate and are a form of misinformation.
“This is simple fear-mongering that we are not interested in encouraging,” said Fresno Police Department spokesman Lt. Bill Dooley.
The police department says they have not had any recent cases of a female or a child abduction.
“There is no kidnapping series and there is no recent rise in reports of missing women/children,” said Dooley.
According to Dooley, Fresno PD wants the public to be aware of what is true and what is not.
PPL OF FRESNO: My coworker’s friend was out on NYE with another woman and they were the victims of an attempted kidnapping by 3 men in Tower District, who beat and robbed them. Please stay safe, don’t go out out alone and make sure someone always knows where you are!
— big fat meanie (@chillperhaps) January 3, 2022
The Clovis Police Department also has issued announcements contradicting the kidnapping claims on social media.
After Sabha Othman was reported missing recently from a Winco parking lot, several posts stated that other Fresno women were missing.
However, Clovis PD, along with Fresno PD, said that Othman left on her own accord.
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