mobanmarketLOS ANGELES, CA — Police arrested a woman in North Hollywood suspected of trying to kidnap a little boy from a Target store in Westlake over the weekend, the Los Angeles Police Department announced.
Authorities have not publicly identified the 40-year-old woman who was arrested near Magnolia Boulevard. The Los Angeles Police Department had been looking for the woman since Sunday’s high-profile kidnapping attempt.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the attempted kidnapping happened at about 12:40 p.m. Sunday at the Target at 620 Sout Virgil Avenue.
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“Suspect (stranger) forcefully grabbed 4-year-old victim from behind without content and carried him outside of the store,” the LAPD announced in a bulletin.
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The woman put the child down after his parent confronted her. The suspect fled on foot.
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The suspect was described as a woman in her early 40s, about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 150 pounds.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact LAPD Detective S. Soto at 213-382-9437.
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