Police launch 'potential kidnap' probe in Coventry after woman heard screaming inside van
Officers believe a shirtless man drove away in the vehicle last night
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was heard screaming inside a white van as it was driven off in Coventry.
Officers are treating it as a 'potential kidnap'.
It's understood to have happened at the junction of Quinton Park and Blondvil Street in Cheylesmore at around 8:40pm last night.
Police believe a shirtless man drove away in the vehicle.
In a post on social media, Coventry Police said:
"We’re investigating a potential kidnap in Coventry after receiving a report of a woman screaming from inside a van as it was driven off.
"It happened at the junction Quinton Park & Blondvil St in #Cheylesmore at 8.40pm tonight.
"See or hear anything? Call 999.
"We're told a bare-chested man drove away in a white van & that a woman was screaming inside.
"We're making local enquiries.
"It’s not clear what’s happened & there could be an innocent explanation but our priority is making sure if a woman was in the van she's safe and well."
It comes on the same night that police launch an urgent appeal for witnesses after a woman was dragged off the streets and into a car in West Bromwich.
It happened in Hill Top at around 9.40pm yesterday evening (Sunday).
Police haven't confirmed whether the two incidents are linked.