Police released video surveillance footage of a possible abduction in upper Manhattan in hopes that the public can help them identify people wanted for questioning.
The incident allegedly happened at 6:55 p.m. last night: According to police, "several persons notified members of the 33rd precinct Detective Squad after hearing a woman scream and observing two unidentified males force the victims into a vehicle at gunpoint, in the vicinity of Haven Avenue and West 173rd Street. The minivan fled south bound on Haven Avenue from West 173rd Street."
[Note: A reader tells us, "I live on 175th near Haven. Haven is a one-way round that runs South but van shown in the video is driving in the opposite direction the cars parked. I'm familiar with that intersection and it looks like they drove West down 173rd St and turned NORTH on Haven."]
According to the Post, five men maybe have abducted a woman at gunpoint and the men running in the video are fleeing:
The woman was walking along Haven Avenue near 173rd Street at about 7 p.m. when the men, dressed in black, forced her into a black Chrysler van with tinted windows that sped south on Haven, the witness told police.
The woman was described as white or a light-skinned Hispanic wearing a long white coat with black pants and two backpacks.
The abduction took place near housing for Columbia University medical students, but it was unclear if the woman lived in the building, police sources said.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
