PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man who is accused of trying to kidnap a 7-year-old girl at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland has been arrested, authorities said.
On Saturday, July 11, 911 calls came pouring in just before 7 p.m., including one reporting a man was running around naked near Southwest Naito Parkway and another about a man who punched the caller in the head.
Despite these reports, and the Bureau of Emergency Communication notifying Portland police about it, several officers were busy with another call of a reported disturbance with a gun at an apartment building, and officers in the area were not able to immediately respond, Portland police said.
“At 7:03 p.m., a third caller reported that the suspect grabbed a young girl and pull her away from her mother,” the Portland Police Bureau said in a press release. “With no available Central Officers, dispatchers sent officers from North Precinct.”…