POMONA : 2 Abductors Return Woman to Her Home

A woman who was accompanied by two men when she left her ransacked Pomona apartment and her two young children two days ago was dropped off Thursday at her residence by her abductors, police said.

Maria Beltran-Perez was driven to her home in the 800 block of South Buena Vista Avenue about 1:30 a.m., said Pomona Police Lt. Joe Romero. She told police that she “was kept in the car the whole time and driven around,” said Officer Robert Bocanegra.

She suffered bruises and was taken to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for an examination, the officer said. The woman told police that her abductors wanted money, and she told them she did not have any, Bocanegra said. He added that police and the family are puzzled about why the woman was targeted. The investigation is continuing.

“Words in Spanish were scribbled with lipstick on a wall in the apartment,” said Sgt. Jack McElwee. “They are obviously a threat, possibly directed at the husband, and roughly translated mean, ‘Be careful, or you will die.’ ”