This Friday the NYPD reported it was looking for the person Attempt to kidnap 14-year-old girl while she was walking around Lawton and Milton Avenues in the Bronx.
Through a statement, the NYPD requested the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man who approached the girl in a white van on February 1 at 5:45 p.m.
The man got out of the vehicle pointing and comments toward the victim while attempting to lure her into the truck,” the NYPD states.
Surprised at the kidnapping attempt
Noticas 41’s Jonathan Inoa went to the neighborhood where the incidents took place, and residents were surprised considering the area was “safe”.
There is also concern among the young women of this area. Beatriz Cárdenas, a young resident of the areaSaid: “I am not a minor, but like a fear creeps in because if it can happen to a girl it can happen to one too, and I have cousins ​​too.”
Search is on for the person who tried to kidnap the girl
The victim fled the scene and the man fled in an unknown direction in the truck, but immediately called police, saying it was a man and believed to be in his 30s.
The vehicle is described as a large white box truck with unknown lettering on the driver’s side door.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTICHA (74782), The public may also submit their tips by logging onto the Crimestoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
How to prevent hijacking on the road
The New York Division of Criminal Justice Services offers these tips for people of all ages to avoid kidnapping:
, To be alert An older child or adult who pays unusual attention to your children (or yourself) or gives them inappropriate or expensive gifts.
– Teach this to your kids no one should go near them or touch them In a way that makes them feel uncomfortable.
If someone does this, he should immediately inform his parents or authorities.
– teach them leave quickly If any condition seems wrong.
Teach your children to trust their feelings and reassure them that they have the right to say “no” to what they think is wrong.
, listen carefully Be supportive of your children’s fears and in all their interactions with them.
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