Police Search For Men Who Attempted To Lure 10-Year-Old Into Car In Fort Greene

By

Lauren Evans

Published Mar 13, 2015

Modified Mar 13, 2015

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Police are looking for two men who attempted to lure a 10-year-old girl into a car in Fort Greene.

According to police, the girl was walking along North Portland Avenue near Myrtle Avenue around 4 p.m. when she was approached by two men in their 30s driving a BMW X3 SUV.

They asked if she would get in the car, but the victim fled, as did the suspects.

Police are investigating this incident as part of a larger pattern in the area.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS, or on the Crime Stoppers website.