Crime & Safety
Update: NYPD Arrest Thwarted Carroll Gardens Abductor
A woman was pistol-whipped while walking near 2nd Place and Court Street.
Update, Tuesday, July 30: At approximately 10 p.m. on Monday night, police arrested Willie Weathers, 42, and charged him with "kidnapping, assault and gun charges" in relation to the thwarted abduction at Court Street and 2nd Place.
The victim picked the thug out of a lineup, cops said.
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South Brooklyn police are on the hunt for a man suspected of trying to abduct a woman in Carroll Gardens early Monday morning.
While walking toward the intersection of 2nd Place and Court Street, a 27-year-old female was followed by an unknown individual, cops said. The man then allegedly pistol-whipped the woman and tried to drag her inside of a vehicle.
But his target fought back, struggling and yelling—ultimately "spooking" the thug, who then took off, cops said. Now NYPD are in the process of tracing his whereabouts.
No identifying details of the criminal were released as of press time.
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