attempted kidnapping

A woman who tried to kidnap two children in South Los Angeles was being sought by police Thursday. At around 6 p.m. Sunday, a one-year-old boy was with his older sister outside a restaurant in the 100 block of West Manchester Avenue when the suspect approached them, police said.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department released a surveillance video of the attempted kidnapping that occurred in a parking lot of a Costco in Vista Saturday to alleviate understandable concern from community members. SDSO said they are aware of social media posts and community concerns following the attempted kidnapping. “It is understandable that anytime an incident involves a child...

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 North County couple who experienced every parent’s worst nightmare — a kidnapping attempt of their young child — tells NBC 7 what the harrowing encounter was like.

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.

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.

The 1-year-old’s parents are trying to make sense of the District Attorney’s office’s decision. NBC 7’s Jackie Crea explains.

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.

NBC 7’s Gaby Rodriguez spoke to community members who said the incident has sparked fear and anger.

The suspect allegedly tried to kidnap a 1-year-old girl from her mother in El Cajon on Sunday afternoon.

A father confronted a man who was carrying his two-year-old child out of their Vista home late Monday, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said.

NBC 7 Nicole Gomez reports on the attempted abduction of a child from her home in Vista on Tuesday June 18, 2019.

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.

Parents are planning to keep a closer watch on their children this school year after the Poway Unified School District alerted them of a possible attempted abduction last week.

A group of men in a van tried to grab two boys in Poway last week. NBC 7’s Omari Fleming reports.

A 15-year-old teenage girl fought off a man who attempted to kidnap her while she was waxing a surfboard in her Encinitas driveway Wednesday, deputies said.

The father of a 15-year-old who fought off an attempted kidnapped in Encinitas is warning other parents to be aware. NBC 7’s Dave Summers has the story.