A man was arrested after he abducted the mother of his two children in Whitestone early Friday morning, police said.
The victim, a 37-year-old woman, was taken about 5:45 a.m. near 16th Road and 150th Street, cops said. According to published reports, she was dragged from her home while her children were inside the residence. The father, identified by police as 37-year-old Jose Lopez, then took off with the victim in a gray Mercedes, witnesses told cops.
Responding officers located the car at Colden Street and Geranium Avenue, with Lopez and the victim still in it.
Lopez was arrested and charged with attempted rape, kidnapping, burglary, assault, criminal mischief and harassment, cops said.
The victim sustained minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital.
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