The teenager was walking the family dog along Timberline Court at about 5 p.m. when a man she did not know drove up in a car and physically grabbed her. The girl struggled, enduring minor scratches in the incident, and the man drove away, according to the sheriff's department.
The teenager used a cell phone to call 911. Sheriff’s deputies and state troopers unsuccessfully looked for the suspect.
The girl said the man was white, in his 20s, and drove a late-model silver or white four-door sedan, according to the sheriff's department.
The vehicle had New York license plates with a white background, and the man was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, jeans, and black sneakers, according to the sheriff's department.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department at 845-225-4300.
All calls will be kept confidential, according to the sheriff's department.
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