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ShinyGodzilla t1_ixkt965 wrote

Man wanted for alleged kidnapping attempt of boy aboard Manhattan subway train >MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police are searching for a man wanted for the alleged kidnapping attempt of a child aboard a subway train in Manhattan on Wednesday.

>The incident happened around 8:15 a.m., when three siblings, a 16-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy, and a 10-year-old boy, were traveling to school on a southbound 2 train.

>That's when police say a man followed them at the 149th Street subway station.

>The man sat next to the children and while approaching the 34th Street subway station in Midtown, the man tugged on the 10-year-old boys pants, grabbed his legs and tried to take him off the train while saying to the boy, "Get off. This is our stop."

>Fortunately, the 10-year-old boy's siblings intervened and after a struggle, the suspect fled the subway station on foot.

>He was last seen entering Penn Station.

>No injuries were reported.

>Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website.

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