Girl Escapes Kidnapping Attempt In South Slope, Police Say

SOUTH SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Authorities are looking for two people who they say tried to kidnap a 15-year-old girl in broad daylight in the South Slope.

On the afternoon of Friday, Sept., 22, around 2:40 p.m., the girl was on 19th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues, just a block away from Greenwood Cemetery, according to police.

That's when an SUV pulled up with a man and a woman inside, police said. The woman tried to have a conversation with the girl, and the man got out and tried to grab her, according to police.

The girl was able to break free and flee the location, police say. The two would-be kidnappers are still at large.

The woman is described by police as an Asian, 30 to 40 years old, who stands 5 feet 4 inches and weighs about 140 pounds. She has short dark hair and a tattoo of a bow on her back, according to police.

The man is white, about 35 to 45 years old, and stands 5 feet 7 inches and weighs 180 to 200 pounds, police said.

The pair was driving a grey BMW SUV, police said, pictured above. (Note: police originally described the vehicle as a Jeep Grand Cherokee but have since changed that description.)

Here's how anyone with information can report it to police:

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.