A girl was abducted this morning while walking with her mother and dragged into a vehicle in the Bronx. Police have released the video and issued an Amber alert.
Police are searching for a 16 year old girl after video showed her getting snatched from her mother and dragged into a sedan as her mother tried to hold on.
Karol Sanchez and her mother were walking in the Melrose area of the Bronx, in front of 745 Eagle Avenue near East 156th Street at 11:20 p.m.
Two unidentified men got out and dragged Sanchez into the vehicle and drove off.
The men shoved Sanchez to the ground, but she refused medical help as she didn’t sustain any injuries.
Here’s the video:
Surveillance video shows the moment 16-year-old Karol Sanchez was grabbed and pulled into a beige sedan by a group of men, police say.
— PIX11 News (@PIX11News) December 17, 2019
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🚨Help us find 16-year-old Karol Sanchez.🚨
— Chief Terence Monahan (@NYPDChiefofDept) December 17, 2019
Karol was abducted last night at 11:20pm in front of 745 Eagle Avenue, #Bronx, by 4 male suspects who were driving a 4-door beige sedan. Call 911 if seen or @NYPDTips with any info. Please share this video. pic.twitter.com/ycAX6M2GCl
Sanchez is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds according to authorities.Â
Police told Pix 11 news Sanchez was last seen wearing:
“short, dark-blue bubble jacket, a white undershirt or sweater underneath, blue jeans, black sneakers and a white backpack,”
Authorities are not yet aware if Sanchez knew the men or not.
Update: Karol Sanchez has been found safe
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