San Diego kidnapping attempt

MAN IN WOMAN’S CLOTHES TRIES TO SNATCH TODDLER FROM WOMAN’S ARMS

 Update March 2, 2011: Police have released a composite sketch and more details of the suspect.

March 1, 2011 (San Diego) – Witnesses called 911 at 3:17 yesterday afternoon to report a man dressed as a woman who tried to kidnap a small child.

 

According to San Diego Police, the woman was carrying two toddlers at 35th and Polk Avenue in San Diego when the suspect grabbed one of the toddlers and tried to pull the child from her arms.  He spoke Spanish, but is described as a black man in feminine attire. 


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