PA - Woman missing in Philadelphia after golf cart abduction, suspect exited utility task vehicle, pulled out a firearm, 18 Feb 2023

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Philadelphia police are still searching for an unknown woman abducted by a man in a golf cart at gunpoint on the morning of Feb. 18.

The male suspect, whose whereabouts is also unknown, was driving a two-seat, maroon and black Polaris Northstar XP 1000 utility task vehicle when he pulled into a WSFS bank parking lot off Aramingo Avenue and discharged a firearm at the ground, the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.

He then traveled across Aramingo Avenue toward a Wawa and Applebee's in Philadelphia's Olde Richmond neighborhood, where a witness saw him pull up on the curb, exit the vehicle, pull out a firearm at a female victim, grab her, and shove her into the cart's passenger seat.

The suspect then fled the scene in the golf cart westbound from Aramingo toward Cumberland Street.

PPD arrived at the scene soon after the incident but have been unable to locate the suspect or victim as of Tuesday.

The victim is described as a White female in her late 20s to early 30s wearing a light-colored jacket, dark shirt and black jeans with a white design on the left leg. She was carrying a black bag.

The suspect is described as a White male standing about 6 ft. with ripped blue jeans; a brown, plaid smock shirt; and a green, beanie-style hat.

Authorities are asking anyone with information about the apparent abduction to contact the PPD Special Victims Unit at 215-685-3251/66/64 or 911. Anonymous tipsters can send information to
215-686-TIPS (8477) or [email protected].
 
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Philadelphia police are still searching for an unknown woman abducted by a man in a golf cart at gunpoint on the morning of Feb. 18.

The male suspect, whose whereabouts is also unknown, was driving a two-seat, maroon and black Polaris Northstar XP 1000 utility task vehicle when he pulled into a WSFS bank parking lot off Aramingo Avenue and discharged a firearm at the ground, the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.

He then traveled across Aramingo Avenue toward a Wawa and Applebee's in Philadelphia's Olde Richmond neighborhood, where a witness saw him pull up on the curb, exit the vehicle, pull out a firearm at a female victim, grab her, and shove her into the cart's passenger seat.

The suspect then fled the scene in the golf cart westbound from Aramingo toward Cumberland Street.

PPD arrived at the scene soon after the incident but have been unable to locate the suspect or victim as of Tuesday.

The victim is described as a White female in her late 20s to early 30s wearing a light-colored jacket, dark shirt and black jeans with a white design on the left leg. She was carrying a black bag.

The suspect is described as a White male standing about 6 ft. with ripped blue jeans; a brown, plaid smock shirt; and a green, beanie-style hat.

Authorities are asking anyone with information about the apparent abduction to contact the PPD Special Victims Unit at 215-685-3251/66/64 or 911. Anonymous tipsters can send information to
215-686-TIPS (8477) or [email protected].
Need some video.

Surely if the woman is still missing, someone would have reported it? That's a pretty slow moving vehicle for a getaway!

Also, what is a man's plaid "smock shirt"?

Maybe it's just me but something seems "off" about this story.

JMO
 
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VIDEO

Tiny vehicle can travel 65 mph! I still find it a little odd like maybe not a stranger abduction.

I hope LE can figure it out. This was early Saturday morning so the sooner the better.

MOO
 
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dbm duplicate
 
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The woman was walking along Cumberland Street toward Aramingo Avenue when a man driving a maroon and black Polaris Northstar XP 1000 golf cart followed her, police said.

When the suspect reached the 2500 block of Aramingo Avenue, police said, he opened the driver’s door, pulled out a gun and fired a shot, which struck the ground in the WSFS bank parking lot.

The golf cart driver then crossed the street and pulled up in front of an Applebee’s eatery and a WaWa grocery store.

A witness told investigators that the suspect exited the cart, pointed the gun at the woman he had been following, then grabbed her and shoved her into the passenger seat of his vehicle, reported NBC 10 Philadelphia.

Police said the golf cart driver forced the woman inside his vehicle around 6:40 a.m. Saturday.

The kidnapper was last seen fleeing with his victim westbound on Cumberland Street.

A two-seat Polaris golf cart can reach speeds of up to 65 mph.
 

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