Police are investigating after strangers approached two teenage girls in Bridgeport over a period of two days, threatening one with a knife and trying to usher the other girl into a car.
The first incident transpired Sunday, when two teens drove up to a 14-year-old girl walking home near the intersection of Tudor and Dover streets and asked her to get in their car.
Police said the girl ran to her uncle's house and the car drove off.
Then, on Tuesday, a sophomore at Harding High School was waiting for her younger sister when a car stopped across the street. She said the passenger got out and approached her with a knife.
"He was like, 'Oh, don't be scared,'" said the 15-year-old, who asked to remain anonymous. "I was like, 'This is the end of me, you know? I was like, 'God, please help, because I don't know what's going to happen.'"
That's when she took off and called her parents.
"I can't imagine her level of fear. Stress must have been way up, but again, she kept her head, kept her cool and she ran away and told someone," said Bridgeport Police Capt. A.J. Perez.
Perez said both teens handled the frightening situations perfectly.
"They did exactly what they were supposed to do, so I am very happy," he said. "They should be commended, both kids."
He said police are acting on both situations and are asking parents to be vigilant.
Meanwhile, the 15-year-old victim is warning her peers to take every precaution.
"The girls need to be careful. Don't talk to strangers," she said.
