Police are searching for the men suspected of kidnapping a woman and forcing her to withdraw thousands of dollars.
Surveillance video shows the victim walking into a check-cashing store while she is watched by one of the suspects.Darla Miles reports a search is underway for the suspects who forced a woman into a van and then made her withdraw thousands of dollars on Ferry Street in Newark.Police in Newark, New Jersey are searching two suspects who forced a woman into a van and made her withdraw thousands of dollars from her bank account.
They took her to a local bank where she was forced to withdraw $9,000 while one of the suspects waited outside to take her back to the vehicle.WABC-TV spoke to the victim on Wednesday, and she said she was duped. "They have no boundaries, they are taking any victim in the street, please do not fall for it. Do not read any paper, no address, no lottery, because that's how they trick their victims," she said.
Surveillance video shows the victim walking into a check-cashing store while she is watched by one of the suspects. She was approached after she walked out. "He said 'Help me collect this lottery ticket, help me collect the Mega Millions lottery ticket, please help me look for an attorney or a notary,'" she said."From there, then I left and they told me that I had to get the money from the bank and I told them that I didn't have any, and they emptied my wallet and they threatened me," she said.
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