attempted kidnapping

The NYPD is searching for a duo they say attempted to kidnap a 5-year-old boy in Queens Thursday — an attempt that was thwarted by the young child’s mother.

Three male suspects were arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnapping after allegedly trying to force a woman into a vehicle late Monday night in Sausalito, police said.

The parents who fought off a would-be kidnapper in a Costco parking lot over the weekend say the encounter has them uneasy and looking over their shoulders at all times.

A 37-year-old man was arrested Saturday after authorities said he attempted to kidnap a toddler from inside a car at a Costco parking lot.

A 37-year-old man was arrested Saturday after authorities said he attempted to kidnap a toddler from inside a car at a Costco parking lot.

A 34-year-old Riverside man was arrested in connection with trying to kidnap a 5-year-old child in the unincorporated area of Montclair on Wednesday afternoon, sheriff’s officials said. Abel Ojeda-Vazquez allegedly said he was there for a Bible study and tried to take the child, but was interrupted by the victim’s teenage sibling, officials said in a news release. Ojeda-Vazquez was...

El Cajon Police said they have arrested a man who attempted to kidnap a 1-year-old girl from her mother at the Parkway Plaza mall on Sunday afternoon.

A 33-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with an attempted abduction in Mountain View, according to police.

A Good Samaritan helped prevent the kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl in South San Francisco, police said.

A good Samaritan stopped a man who allegedly threw an 11-year-old girl into his car and tried to kidnap her, law enforcement sources said.

A San Francisco man was arrested early Thursday morning in connection with an attempted kidnapping in the city’s West Portal neighborhood the day before.

Police are investigating recent incidents that have occurred throughout Redwood City involving a suspicious person offering to give teens on their way to and from school rides.

Campbell police have arrested Roberto Felipe-Velasco, a 25 year old transient, in connection with the attempted child abduction that occurred on Saturday.

Campbell police are investigating an attempted kidnapping reported Saturday morning.

Campbell police are investigating an attempted child abduction Saturday morning.

Police Saturday morning are investigating a reported kidnapping of a 10-year-old girl on Friday.

Santa Rosa police said a man tried to kidnap a female elementary school student on school grounds Thursday evening.

Police are looking for a man who attempted to kidnap a woman in her car while he was armed with a knife at the University of California at Santa Cruz on Thursday, campus police said Friday.