Woman Arrested For Staging Carjacking In Madera County As Part Of Insurance Fraud Scheme: Deputies

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A concerning call into Madera County 911 Friday, May 23, drew deputies from across the county - a woman was carjacked and left stranded on a rural road.

Martha Gutierrez DeRomero, a Vallejo resident, claimed that early that morning, she had pulled over on the side of the road near Avenue 21 and Road 26 to fix the load in her panel van when she was carjacked by two masked men with a knife.

DeRomero said her van was packed with $60,000 worth of merchandise she sells at swap meets.