Residents in two Arizona neighborhoods are on high alert following reports of attempted kidnappings, with law enforcement ramping up efforts to locate the suspects involved. In Drexel Heights, near Tucson, a woman’s desperate cries for help on the night of Sept. 23 led to an ongoing manhunt. FOX 10 Phoenix detailed how the Pima County Sheriff’s Department received calls just before 9:30 p.m. about a woman screaming near West Los Reales Road and South Brackenbury Drive, after an unknown man had allegedly grabbed and attempted to abduct her.
The victim, upon recounting the harrowing experience to deputies, said she first became aware of the assailant several blocks from where the attempted kidnapping occurred, near the intersection of West Tetakusim Road and South Bolingbroke Avenue. The suspect, described as possibly Hispanic or Native American and heavy-set, remains at large. In efforts to advance the investigation, officials have released surveillance footage of the person of interest, encouraging anyone with information to urgently call 911 or contact 88-CRIME for anonymous tips.
Moving from the streets of Tucson to those of Goodyear, a suburb in the Phoenix metropolitan area, another community grapples with a similar threat. Here, a 14-year-old girl narrowly escaped an abduction in broad daylight on April 4, just feet away from her school. The Goodyear Police Department has turned to cutting-edge technology to aid their search for the suspect: an AI-generated composite sketch based on witness accounts and the victim’s description. As WWNYTV reports, the detailed image showcases a man in his 50s or 60s with blue eyes and brown hair, around 6 feet tall and weighing 200 pounds…