Police: Attempted Abduction Thursday in Herndon Area

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Fairfax County Police are investigating a reported attempted abduction Thursday in the Oak Hill area of Fairfax County, according to a news release from FCPD Friday morning.

On Thursday, April 2, around 3:50 p.m., officers responded to the area of Lawyers Road and Glenbrooke Woods Drive for the report of an attempted abduction, according to police.

The victim, a 20-year-old woman, reported that she was waiting for a bus when a man drove up and stopped his pickup truck nearby, police said.

The man exited the truck, engaged the victim in conversation, and then grabbed her by the arm, according to FCPD.

The suspect attempted to force the victim back to his vehicle but the victim resisted and managed to free herself, police said. The suspect returned to the truck and fled, according to police. The victim did not require medical treatment, police said.

The suspect was described as a Hispanic male, 40 to 50 years of age, with straight black hair. He was wearing a green sweatshirt with a white T-shirt underneath and tan-colored pants. The pickup truck was described as an older-model pickup truck with a ladder rack and tan-colored interior.

Anyone with information is asked to call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131 or contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637.