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Karol Sanchez, 16, Snatched Off Street as Mother Fought Kidnappers, Video Shows | |
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The grainy black-and-white video showed a nightmarish scene. | |
A mother and her teenager daughter were walking down a quiet street when out of nowhere a beige, four-door sedan stopped and two men forcibly dragged the teenager, identified as 16-year-old Karol Sanchez, into the vehicle. | A mother and her teenager daughter were walking down a quiet street when out of nowhere a beige, four-door sedan stopped and two men forcibly dragged the teenager, identified as 16-year-old Karol Sanchez, into the vehicle. |
The kidnapping happened on Monday at around 11:20 p.m. on Eagle Avenue, near East 156th Street in the Melrose section of the Bronx. | The kidnapping happened on Monday at around 11:20 p.m. on Eagle Avenue, near East 156th Street in the Melrose section of the Bronx. |
On Tuesday morning, the police released footage from a security camera near the scene and asked for the public’s help in solving the crime. Investigators have yet to determine a motive for the kidnapping. | On Tuesday morning, the police released footage from a security camera near the scene and asked for the public’s help in solving the crime. Investigators have yet to determine a motive for the kidnapping. |
The police said the unsuspecting mother and her daughter were out for a stroll on Monday night when the sedan, occupied by four men clad in black, stopped in front of 745 Eagle Avenue. Two of the men, believed to be in their 20s, then got out of the vehicle and snatched the teenager. | The police said the unsuspecting mother and her daughter were out for a stroll on Monday night when the sedan, occupied by four men clad in black, stopped in front of 745 Eagle Avenue. Two of the men, believed to be in their 20s, then got out of the vehicle and snatched the teenager. |
When the mother tried to intervene, she was pushed to the ground, the police said. She was not seriously injured. | When the mother tried to intervene, she was pushed to the ground, the police said. She was not seriously injured. |
The van immediately fled east on East 156th Street, the police said. | The van immediately fled east on East 156th Street, the police said. |
The details of the kidnapping were so shocking that the police department’s chief of patrol, Fausto Pichardo, took to Twitter to ask the public for help identifying the men and locating Ms. Sanchez. “Have you seen Karol Sanchez?” Chief Pichardo wrote. | The details of the kidnapping were so shocking that the police department’s chief of patrol, Fausto Pichardo, took to Twitter to ask the public for help identifying the men and locating Ms. Sanchez. “Have you seen Karol Sanchez?” Chief Pichardo wrote. |
The police commissioner, Dermot Shea, also used Twitter to publicize the security camera video that captured the attack. The department is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information about the kidnapping. |