Police find 13-year-old girl's claim about attempted abduction in Germantown unfounded

GERMANTOWN, Md. - Authorities a 13-year-old girl's claim about an attempted abduction in Germantown was determined to be unfounded. 

The teen first told police that she escaped after two kidnappers forced her into a car in Montgomery County but further investigation revealed that the report was false. 

Police asked the community for help identifying a suspect after the girl alleged that she was walking home from school around 3 p.m. Tuesday when a dark gray sedan pulled up, two men jumped out and dragged her inside near the intersection of Waring Station Road and Stoney Bottom Road in Germantown.

The girl then told police that they drove her around in the vehicle until she was able to break free and get out of the car near the 20000 block of Placid Lake Terrace, almost three miles away from where she was abducted.

The teen also made the claim to a nearby resident and asked for help, police say. First responders took the girl to a nearby hospital for evaluation.

Police say there is no threat to the community or to the safety of children.