Police are searching for a 22-year-old Philadelphia woman whose abduction was caught on surveillance video Sunday night.
Carlesha Freeland-Gaither was walking in Germantown, Pennsylvania, at around 9:40 p.m. when a man grabbed her at a street corner and pushed her down the block into his dark four-door sedan, police said.
'I heard a whole bunch of screaming,' witness John Wayne told NBC 10. 'She was screaming, 'help, help!''
The video shows a car, possibly a gray Ford Taurus, pull up to West Coulter Street, according to police. The driver gets out, walks up the block and less than a minute later comes back, dragging a struggling Freeland-Gaither. At one point, the Freeland-Gaither falls to the ground to resist the man, who then throws her into the backseat.
Freeland-Gaither kicked out the rear driver and passenger side windows before the car sped away, police said.
Police found Freeland-Gaither's glasses and mobile phone on the ground next to where she was kidnapped. They picked up a glove Monday morning as possible evidence, according to 6ABC.
'There's no relationship to drugs or criminal activity at this time,' Philadelphia Police Lieutenant Clifton Lights said.
Family members described Freeland Gaither as a sweet girl who did not hang out with suspicious characters.
Her grandfather, Derek Alston, said Freeland-Gaither was most likely walking home from a cousin's party to her home, just a few blocks away from where she was taken.
Her father, Carl Freeland, has posted flyers around the neighborhood where she was kidnapped.
'If anybody knows anything, please, just bring my daughter home,' he begged.
Freeland-Gaither is 5'3' tall and about 125 lbs. She has brown eyes, braided hair and a lower-back tattoo. She was last seen in a light blue jean jacket, a gray and white sweater and a black backpack, police told CBS Philly.
Police said they are searching for the suspect, who they describe as a 5'10' black male with a medium brown complexion between 25 and 30 years old. He has a medium-heavy build and was last seen in a dark hooded jacket, dark hat and dark pants, police said.
The suspect was driving a 2000-2002 dark gray metallic 4-door Ford Taurus with an unknown PA license plate and an unknown plate on the front bumper and rear spoiler, according to police. The vehicle is missing inspection stickers and has an unknown item in the center bottom of the front windshield.
Police ask anyone with information to call Philadelphia Police Northwest Detectives at 215-686-3353.
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