Detectives search for suspect in attempted kidnapping of 11-year-old in Oakland Park

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. — Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit are asking for the public’s help to identify and locate a man who attempted to kidnap an 11-year-old boy Sunday evening.

According to investigators, the incident happened around 5:12 p.m. near the 4100 block of Northwest 21st Avenue.

The victim told investigators a man dressed in all black placed his hand over the boy’s mouth and grabbed him. The man then walked with the child, but the boy was able to escape…

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