Maywood police seek man in possible kidnapping attempt

Maywood police are looking for man who allegedly tried to kidnap a 13-year-old girl today as she walked to school.

The girl was walking west on East 52nd Street when she saw a man sitting in a dark sport utility vehicle. The man followed the girl in his vehicle, then got out and began chasing her, according to the Maywood Police Department.

As the girl ran, the suspect got back into his vehicle, possibly a Ford Expedition, and left the area, police said.

Police described the man as a Latino in his mid-30s, about 5 feet 11 and 170 pounds. He has dark, curly hair, brown eyes, acne scars and a mole on his right cheek, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (323) 562-5005.

-- Robert J. Lopez

Photo: Sketch of suspect, above right, and photo of a vehicle similar to what he may have been driving. Credit: Maywood Police Department.

Comments

[A Concerned American]

I feel for this child and her family but why all the hoopla??? In our NEW society, they will try him and find him guilty and lock him up for just a couple of years JUST so he can come out and do it again...........

WAKE UP AMERICAN, when will we learn to keep our children safe from these animals???

[jan]

Creepy. I work on Maywood and 52nd.