A woman has been arrested in connection to a violent crime spree across San Diego County on Saturday, police said.
The suspect was identified by the National City Police Department as 24-year-old San Diego resident Taliah Hooker.
The first incident occurred around 1:50 p.m. in the Southcrest neighborhood of San Diego. A special events traffic controller was directing traffic when she was confronted by the suspect, who got out of a white BMW and shoved her, according to the San Diego Police Department.
As the traffic controller was calling for help on her radio, the suspect grabbed the radio and struck her with it, SDPD's Officer Darius Jamsetjee said.
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The suspect fled as officers were arriving on the scene, police said.
The victim was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and has been released. Police say there was no relationship between her and the suspect.
At Cumming Chevrolet, a dealership located at 2301 National City Blvd. in National City, Hooker approached a 21-year-old receptionist in the backlot area around 3 p.m. and made statements alluding to wanting to recruit the employee for prostitution, according to the National City Police Department. She then ordered the employee to get in her car.
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The victim ran away, and Hooker followed her into the dealership lobby, where Hooker picked her up and threw her against a wall, according to police. The suspect made threatening remarks and then drove off.
National City police say Hooker is facing charges of attempted kidnapping and battery.
In the Logan Heights neighborhood of San Diego just after 3 p.m., the suspect followed a woman home after a road rage incident that started in National City, SDPD said.
The suspect exited her vehicle in the 3200 block of Newton Avenue and confronted the victim. The suspect then struck the victim's vehicle, causing a significant amount of damage, according to Jamsetjee.
No injuries were reported in the Logan Heights incident.
The final incident stemmed from an argument at a mobile home complex in the 2003 block of Bayview Heights Drive in San Diego's Oak Park neighborhood at 4:14 p.m., SDPD said.
Hooker's ex-boyfriend lives in that complex, according to National City police. Hooker struck his vehicle with hers repeatedly, police said.
As the suspect was driving away, she purposely struck another person, Jamsetjee said. Both victims had minor injuries and were not taken to the hospital.
San Diego police arrested Hooker at the scene on several charges, including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and felony vandalism. She was booked into Las Colinas Women's Detention Facility.
Police say the incidents appear not to be connected. It does not appear that drugs or alcohol were factors in these crimes, SDPD said.
No other details were immediately available.
