(KRON) — Union City police have launched an attempted kidnapping investigation after a man grabbed an 11-year-old girl on her way to school.
The girl was riding her scooter to Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle School around 8 a.m. Wednesday. When the girl reached the area of Dyer Street and Meteor Drive, a masked man suddenly approached, grabbed the girl’s sweatshirt hood, and attempted to pull her, police said.
The Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle School student was able to escape. “The victim managed to get away. The victim informed school staff, who promptly notified the Union City Police Department,” police wrote…