Woman kidnapped off NYC street and whisked away in minivan: cops
By Dean Balsamini
It was reported to police that on Friday, April 21, 2023, at approximately 0145 hours, an unknown female victim was kidnapped by an unknown male individual at the intersection of Avenue W and Stillwell Avenue.
An unidentified woman was abducted on a Brooklyn street and whisked away in a minivan, police said.
The shocking incident occurred Friday at around 1:45 a.m. at the intersection of Avenue W and Stillwell Avenue in Gravesend, authorities said.
A man appeared to approach the woman with his arm pointed at her before grabbing the victim and carrying her away, according to images released by the NYPD.
The victim was described as a woman in her twenties with a light complexion and long hair, approximately 5-foot-5 and 120 pounds.
She was taken into a late model Toyota minivan before the vehicle sped off northbound on Stillwell Avenue, police said.
The victim was last seen wearing a striped shirt, blue skirt, and white sneakers, cops said.
The kidnapper is believed to be a man in his 30s, approximately 5-foot-10, and weighing 175 pounds.
He was last seen wearing a black shirt, dark pants, and black sneakers, authorities said.
The kidnapper is believed to be a man in his 30s, approximately 5-foot-10, and weighing 175 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, dark pants, and black sneakers, authorities said.
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Police believe the woman was whisked away in this late-model Toyota minivan.
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No other information was available, an NYPD spokesperson said Saturday.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).