Crime & Safety
Video: Kidnappers Rip Teen From Mother In Bronx Street, Cops Say
Masked kidnappers dragged 16-year-old Karol Sanchez into their car Monday night, cops said. An Amber Alert went out Tuesday morning.
Update: Sanchez was found unharmed in The Bronx, Police Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison reported at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday.
THE BRONX, NEW YORK — An Amber Alert went out Tuesday after masked kidnappers ripped a teenaged girl away from her mother, shoved her into a car and drove away, police said.
Video shows two men grabbing Karol Sanchez, 16, on East 156th Street and Eagle Avenue where she was walking with her 36-year-old mom about 11:20 p.m. Monday night, police said.
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The two men jumped out of a beige four-door sedan, grabbed Sanchez and knocked her mother to the ground, said police.
Sanchez was then pulled into the car and her four kidnappers drove away, said police.
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The teen has short black hair, brown eyes, stands about 5-foot 5-inches tall and was last seen wearing a dark blue jacket, white sweater, jeans and sneakers, police said.
The four kidnappers are all men in their 20s wearing dark clothing, said police.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the NYPD.
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