NEW YORK, NY – Police said a reported kidnapping incident that took place in Gravesend was a misunderstanding. Police responded after a report of a female being carried into a car and driven away was made to 911 Friday morning.
Later, police released a security camera photo of the woman being carried away. Today, police said the incident was not a kidnapping and no crime was committed. The NYPD did not say what actually happened.
“The male and female depicted in the video were both found. This incident was investigated by the NYPD Major Case Squad. Both parties were known to each other and it was deemed to have not been a crime,” the department said.
The pair later told police that they had no idea they were even the subject of a kidnapping headline in the city.
Originally reported:
Detectives investigating an early Friday morning kidnapping attempt in Gravesend scoured through security camera footage on Friday. During their search, they found a camera that shows the suspect approaching the unknown woman and carrying her to his minivan.
Now, the New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the vehicle used during the kidnapping and the suspect.
According to police, at around 1:45 am on Firday, an unknown female victim was kidnapped by an unknown male individual at the intersection of Avenue W and Stillwell Avenue.
“The unknown male placed the victim into a minivan before fleeing northbound on Stillwell Avenue,” the NYPD said in a statement today.