Brooklyn Girl Nearly Abducted by a Creep in a Rusty Gray Van

An 11-year-old girl was nearly abducted at an East Flatbush bus stop Thursday, according to police.

Around 4:40 p.m. Thursday, a girl was standing at a bus stop near the corner of Rogers Avenue and Albermarle Road when a man in a very old, rusty, gray van offered to give her a ride home, according to a police news release.

After she declined his invitation, the man, who had a wooden stick in his hand, stepped out of the van and tried to grab her, the release stated.

The victim ran back to her school, about a block and a half away from the bus stop, and alerted school officials, who called 911, the release stated. She said the man got back inside the van and fled northbound on Rogers Avenue.

The man is described as a black male, 40, 5-foot-3 to 5-foot-4 and 140 pounds, according to police. He was last seen wearing a gray baseball cap, a gray sweater and gray pants.

The investigation is ongoing.

Those with information about the incident can call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.