Williamsburg On Alert After Man Tried To Lure Girl Into His Car

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Published Mar 27, 2015

Modified Mar 27, 2015

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The NYPD released a sketch and surveillance images of a man suspected of trying to kidnap a little girl in Brooklyn yesterday.

According to the police, at 5:50 p.m. on Friday, March 13th, an 11-year-old girl was walking near Manhattan Avenue and Moore Street "when the suspect pulled up in a silver SUV and began waving at the victim as to come towards him. The victim ignored the suspect and kept walking. The suspect then parked his vehicle, got out and began to follow her while continuing to wave at her to come towards him. The victim fled the scene, as did the suspect."

This is the third attempted luring the neighborhood in a month, the Daily News reports.

The suspect is described as a 35-year-old man, about 5'8" and wearing dark clothing. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.