Police share terrifying footage of woman being 'abducted and whisked away in minivan' in New York

Police have shared terrifying footage of a woman being abducted and whisked away in a minivan in New York.

The woman - who is still unidentified - was allegedly abducted off a street in Brooklyn at 1:45 AM on Friday (April 21) and whisked away in a minivan. One source described the whole scene as a "mystery".

Authorities revealed that the incident took place at the intersection of Avenue W and Stillwell Avenue in Gravesend, per The New York Post.

According to images released by the New York Police Department, the man approached the woman with his arm pointed at her before snatching her and carrying her away.

The New York Police Department is still unsure of the woman's identity. Credit: NYPD

Unfortunately, investigators are still baffled as to who the woman is and whether she knew the man. A source told the outlet: "She didn't appear to be struggling like you would if it was a stranger."

The same source revealed that the police department was working on expanding their video canvass to track down the location of the woman and the man, prior to the kidnapping, which was reported by a man who saw the incident unfold.

The kidnapping victim was described as a woman in her twenties, with a pale complexion and long hair. She was also described as being roughly 5 foot 5 and weighing 120 pounds. She was then put in a late-model Toyota minivan before the vehicle sped off northbound on Stillwell Avenue.

The woman was described as being approximately 5 foot 5 and weighing 120 pounds. Credit: NYPD

Fox News detailed how the abduction comes less than a month after a woman was beaten, shoved into a bus, and raped repeatedly for hours in Staten Island.

The police revealed that a man - 30-year-old Alexander Isaac - allegedly forced the victim into his Staten Island RV in early April morning before abusing her over several hours.

He faced multiple charges - including kidnapping, rape, assault, unlawful imprisonment, and criminal possession of a weapon.

According to court documents obtained by the outlet, the suspect put the woman in handcuffs and leg shackles and covered her mouth while assaulting her. Nine hours later, she eventually managed to escape, walking to a police precinct blocks away from the location.

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