Crime & Safety
Stranger Tells Girl To Get In His Car In Flower Hill, Police Say
Police are asking for the public's help in finding the driver of a luxury sedan who told an 11-year-old girl to get in his car.
FLOWER HILL, NY — Police are investigating after they said the driver of a luxury sedan told an 11-year-old girl to get in his car in Flower Hill.
Investigators said the girl was walking with a friend around 2:45 p.m. Friday near Dogwood Lane and Manhasset Woods Road when a black BMW with tinted windows stopped in the middle of the road. The driver rolled down the window and told the girl "ride, car, get in," police said. His voice contained an accent.
Fearing for her safety, the girl screamed "No!" and ran in the opposite direction.
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Police described the man as Middle Eastern with short, black hair, a stubbly beard, brown eyes with dark circles under them and a heavy build. He was wearing a black T-shirt at the time.
The incident was reported to police Wednesday. Anyone with information should call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.
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