A woman was abducted Monday morning but managed to get help thanks her cell phone, police said.
An employee at the Waffle House on 1901 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard told police that when she left work and got in her car she was confronted by a man who was already inside.
The man told her to drive south on U.S. 231 and then to park in the Mariner Plaza shopping center, police wrote in a news release. The man left her bound in the rear of her vehicle and left.
When he left, she was able to retrieve a cell phone and contact co-workers, police said. A co-worker located her and called the police department.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked contact Detective Stephen Johnson at 850-872-3112. Anonymous tips can be reported via CrimeStoppers at 850-785-TIPS.