It’s been a little less than a week since a North Platte woman reported that she was abducted by three men and physically and sexually assaulted, and police say they still have no new information in the case.
According to the North Platte Police Department, a call came in at around 1:09 a.m., last Wednesday morning, regarding a possible missing person.
The caller, a family member, reported that a 22-year-old female had failed to pick up their child at the caretaker’s after getting off work.
They said the female called and said they were on their way at around 10:30 p.m., on Tuesday, then failed to show up.
Police, with assistance from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, were able to locate the woman’s vehicle, still running, along the NPPD canal road just north of State Farm Road.
A Nebraska State Patrol aircraft was called in to assist and authorities began searching for the woman.
At around 6:29 a.m., a motorist came across a partially clothed woman along South Highway 83, just north of State Farm Road, and contacted police.
Officers responded and determined that the woman was the female they had been looking for. The woman told police that she had stopped for three men after leaving work. She said the men then forced her into their vehicle, against her will, and transported her to an unknown location south of North Platte where they allegedly physically and sexually assaulted her.
She was transported to Great Plains Health for the treatment of unknown injuries.
As of Monday morning, police say they are still actively investigating the case but have no new information.
At this point, police have not released details on any potential suspects or a potential suspect vehicle.
The Post has unconfirmed reports that the woman stopped for the men because they were posing as law enforcement with red flashing lights and flashlights. Law enforcement has not commented on this.
Law enforcement recommends that you call 911 if you are suspicious about a traffic stop by an unmarked vehicle. However, we want to reiterate that we have not confirmed reports that the suspects were posing as law enforcement officers.
We will continue to follow this story closely and will provide you with any new information that becomes available.