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San Francisco Chronicle
7 days ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
Three arrested on suspicion of Oakland toddler's kidnapping
Oakland police arrested the parents and a grandmother of a 2-year-old girl on suspicion of her kidnapping last week. Police said that Andrew Coleman and Tamira Claggion, the toddler's parents, were arrested about 12 hours after the abduction, along with Chalita West, the child's maternal grandmother. Oakland police said the three relatives violently attacked the child's other grandmother, who is her guardian, and abducted the 2-year-old on May 20 from near 39th and Adeline streets in Oakland. An Amber Alert was issued for three Bay Area counties that evening as authorities searched for the child and her alleged abductors. The kidnappers used a gun and a knife in the attack, Oakland Police Lt. Marcos Campos said in a press conference on May 21. The child's guardian was left with moderate injuries, including bruising to her body and face. The child was found safe just after midnight on May 21, Campos said. The 2-year-old has been reunited with her guardian, police said. Campos said that the grandmother who was attacked was the sole legal guardian of the child, but there was a scheduled court hearing weeks away amid ongoing custody dispute, and custody disagreements appear to have played a role in the kidnapping. Campos said police found the child 'through members of the community giving us information,' which he said was helped by the Amber Alert, and Oakland Police Department technology. Coleman, 25, and Claggion, 23, were arrested and booked into the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on suspicion of kidnapping, assault, unlawful child detention, residential burglary and aggravating factors, according to jail records. West, 49, was arrested on suspicion of the same charges, as well as giving false information to a police officer and grand theft, according to jail records.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Oakland Amber Alert suspects charged with kidnapping and assault
OAKLAND, Calif. - Several family members of a child who was abducted in Oakland this week are now facing charges by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. What we know The D.A.'s office on Friday filed kidnapping and assault charges against the child's parents, Andrew Coleman and Tamira Claggion, as well as the child's maternal grandmother, Chalita West. The backstory The abduction on Tuesday triggered an Amber Alert in three Bay Area counties. The child's paternal grandmother, Alica Benjamin, told KTVU on Tuesday that she has temporary custody of the two-year-old victim of this alleged kidnapping due to domestic violence between the child's parents. Authorities said the parents and maternal grandmother took the child by force and assaulted Benjamin with a gun and knife. The child was found safe at around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
CBS News
21-05-2025
- CBS News
Amber Alert issued for Oakland child who was abducted
Oakland Police are searching for a 2-year-old who was abducted on Tuesday. An Amber Alert was issued for Amira Coleman by the California Highway Patrol on behalf of Oakland Police. The CHP said she was last seen around 12:30 p.m. near 39th and Adeline streets in Oakland. The California Highway Patrol said the suspects are 26-year-old Andrew Coleman and 24-year-old Tamira Claggion, and they should be considered armed and dangerous. Amira Coleman is about 60 pounds and 1 foot, 5 inches tall. She was last seen wearing a pink top. Andrew Coleman is 6 feet tall and about 200 pounds. Claggion is 5 feet, 11 inches and about 175 pounds. She was last seen waring a pink dress and gray shoes. Anyone who sees them should call 911.
