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Teen who texted family that she was kidnapped in Brooklyn located: NYPD

By Dominique JackJonathan Rizk,

2024-08-14

EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Police have located a 16-year-old girl who texted her family, saying she was kidnapped.

The teen had been last seen entering the Pitkin Avenue-Van Siclen Avenue subway station in East New York just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, according to authorities.

The girl texted a family member shortly after, telling them two unknown men had kidnaped her, police said.

Police said Wednesday evening that the girl had been located, but no additional details were available.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org , downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here .

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Christina Taylor

08-16

Glad that she was found! Now we would like to know what happened, cause so much information is missing! We would like to know where she was found? Were any suspects apprehended?

Maureen Pinkard

08-16

Wasted story

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