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Florissant Police Respond, Find Abducted Woman

An estranged boyfriend abducted a woman and her car from her job's parking lot Wednesday morning.

responded to an abduction Wednesday morning and later found the victim unharmed.

A former boyfriend forced his way into his ex-girlfriend’s car while she sat in the parking lot on Howdershell, where she worked. He then drove off with her in the car.

The bank’s hold-up alarm system was activated, which alerted police to the bank and to find the woman missing, according to the department’s press release.

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The police found the couple in the car almost two hours later in the Knollwood Apartment complex in Hazelwood. No one was harmed.

Police said they continue to investigate the situation, according to the press release, and warrants will be applied for in the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s office.

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