A couple of days ago, Tisha Campbell took to Instagram to tell everyone that human traffickers almost took her in Brownsville, Texas.
The former Martin star was in town working on an independent film and said that since there were no Ubers around, she was given a number to call a taxi, and when they got there, a man hopped out of the backseat and told her to get in.
She didn’t get in and told the hotel about the incident. Here is how she explained what happened.
This was a video I sent to my brother right after it happened but I felt it important for ppl to be aware. I need for EVERYONE to be overly conscious of themselves and their loved ones. As Tonidrivera says it’s SHOPPING SEASON where traffickers try to snatch ppl up!!! If I wasn’t from Newark boyyyyy… If Tony Rivera hadn’t schooled me and my friends on what to look for, SHIT would’ve been real different. PLUS I don’t sound like I look. Also I am thankful to the production for their concern and their understanding. What’s crazy is I went back to the front desk, the guy that gave me the taxi number wasn’t there. I asked the woman where he was. She looks at the number and says, “why would he give you this number? This isn’t the normal number.” It was a set up fo real.
That caused the Brownsville PD to look into the case, but they say they couldn’t validate the claims saying.
“The Brownsville Police Department is committed to providing proactive, professional, and effective public safety. Regrettably, our department became aware of Ms. Campbell’s ordeal via social media and not through traditional reporting means as would be expected from a victim of an attempted heinous crime.”
“Upon reviewing facts presented by Ms. Campbell in her video, BPD Investigators quickly launched an investigation as such cases are not the norm in our city. Through numerous interviews and reviews of security camera footage, we could not validate Ms. Campbell’s stay in Brownsville hotels nor any other claims made in the video.”
It is always hard to believe the cops, and one would think that Campbell would not lie about something so serious. Could it have all been a misunderstanding? We may never know unless the surveillance footage is released.
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