Walmart kidnapping thwarted after dad fights off attacker who tried snatching child from stroller and stalked them as they shopped: Cops

A father in Oregon rushed into action after a man tried to kidnap his child from a stroller while they shopped at Walmart a few days before Christmas, authorities say.

The incident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. on Dec. 21 at a Walmart in Cornelius, which is about 25 miles west of Portland, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

Several deputies responded to the store, located at 220 N. Adair Street, for an attempted kidnapping after a man tried to take a child from the stroller. The child’s father was able to stop the man from grabbing the child and began to wrestle with the would-be kidnapper, cops said…

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