The Richmond Police Department needs the public’s assistance
to help find a man who tried to abduct a teenage girl on Wednesday.
At approximately 3:30
p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, the juvenile was walking in the 2800 block of Fairfield Avenue when she
noticed a vehicle drive past her a few times before she was suddenly grabbed
from behind by an unknown male.
The male told her to get in the vehicle, but she was able to
get away from him and run to safety.
The suspect is described as a black male, possibly in his
late 30’s to early 40s and was described as having several pockmarks on his
face. He was last seen wearing a three-piece, dark gray suit with a pin-striped
gray hat that matched the suit.
The vehicle is described as a two-door red car.
Anyone with any information about this man or this incident
is asked to call Major Crimes Detective Mary Gary at 646-6759, Detective
Sgt. Angela Smith at 646-3922 or Crime
Stoppers at 780-1000. Citizens can also text Crime Stoppers at 274637, using the key word “ITip” followed by your
tip. Both Crime Stoppers methods are anonymous.