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Police: Man who tried to lure BK women into car caught

A man who allegedly roamed Bushwick streets trying to lure women into his car Monday is in police custody. Police say 24-year-old Samuel Vante approached seven women, ages 12 to 52, in a stolen black

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Jul 31, 2007, 7:09 PM

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