Brian Hamacher

Police Investigating After Girl Possibly Kidnapped in Hollywood

Hollywood Police said the incident happened in the 2100 block of Garfield Street around 8:30 a.m.

Police are investigating a possible kidnapping of a girl in Hollywood Tuesday morning.

Hollywood Police said the incident happened in the 2100 block of Garfield Street around 8:30 a.m. when a witness reported seeing two men force a girl into their truck.

The two men were Hispanic and were driving a black Ford F-150, police said. The girl was Hispanic and believed to be between 12 and 17 years old, about 5-foot-2 and 100 pounds wearing blue jeans, torn shorts, a black shirt and an orange backpack.

Police said there were no reports of missing students or children in the surrounding schools.

"After several hours of canvassing the area and conducting a thorough investigation, our detectives are unable to confirm an abduction has occurred to this point. However, this is still an ongoing investigation," police said in a statement.

The truck reportedly fled northbound on 22nd Avenue. No other information was immediately known.

Anyone with information is asked to call Hollywood Police at 954-967-4636.

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