Woman Picked Off NYC Street, Tossed Into Van in Reported Kidnapping: Police

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Woman Picked Off NYC Street, Tossed Into Van in Reported Kidnapping: Police
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A middle-of-the-night kidnapping reported to police was apparently caught on camera Friday when an unidentified woman was grabbed while walking down a Brooklyn street.

Police say the kidnapping occurred around 1:45 a.m. Friday in Gravesend, near Avenue W and Stillwell Avenue.

Images circulated by the department Saturday appear to show a suspect approach the woman before picking up her and carrying her to the getaway minivan -- last seen driving northbound on Stillwell.Get Tri-state area news and weather forecasts to your inbox.The department is looking for a late model dark Toyota minivan.

The man who took her wore a black shirt, dark pants and black sneakers. Police say he's approximately 5-foot-10 and weighs roughly 175 pounds.His victim, not yet identified, was wearing a striped shirt, blue skirt and white sneakers at the time of the kidnapping. She's about 5-foot-5 and approximately 120 pounds.

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