Man charged with kidnap after woman seen on doorbell cam screaming ‘please help me’

Disturbing footage captured in Hillsboro, Oregon

A woman ran up to a doorbell camera and screamed “please help me” before she was kidnapped by an unidentified bearded man on Sunday in Hillsboro, Oregon (HPD)

A man has been charged with kidnap after a woman was seen on doorbell camera screaming, “Please help me” before being dragged off a porch and bundled into a pickup truck.

The attack took place in Hillsboro, Oregon, at around 11pm on Sunday night, according to police. After being captured on camera, the bearded man bundled the woman into the vehicle and drove away.

The homeowners sounded the alarm, and police were able to track down the victim, who has not been named.

HILLSBORO POLICE MAKE ARREST IN KIDNAPPING CASE pic.twitter.com/MWmUAFPpDP

— Hillsboro Police Dept (@HillsboroPolice) April 23, 2024

Police did not say where or when the woman was found.

It’s thought that the two people involved were known to each other before the kidnapping, police said, without specifying the relationship between them.

“The suspect and victim knew each other and this was not a random attack,” officials said in a news release. “There is no danger to the public.”

A woman ran up to a doorbell camera and screamed ‘Please help me’ on Sunday in Hillsboro, Oregon (HPD)

An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Officials said they are not releasing the name of the suspect or the victim at this time.

The woman who lived at the residence with the doorbell camera told KGW8 that she didn’t know either of the people involved.

A woman ran up to a doorbell camera and screamed ‘Please help me’ before she was kidnapped by an unidentified bearded man on Sunday in Hillsboro, Oregon (HPD)

“She looked scared”, the woman, who identified herself as Marisol, said. “In her voice, you could tell she was frantic, and she needed help, and the way she grabbed onto the door in the video when you see it, that is like, not normal.”

Authorities thanked members of the community for helping them identify and locate the victim.