A grandmother who was walking hand in hand with her three-year-old granddaughter was suddenly stalked by a subject who tried to kidnap the girl; However, a group of Good Samaritans prevented the heinous crime from taking place.
The NYPD identified the alleged abductor as Santiago Salcedo, 27, who approached the 65-year-old grandmother, who was with the girl and her two grandchildren, around 1:20 p.m. on the corner of East Tremont. Avenue and Baisley Avenue in Schuylerville, The Bronx.
According to reports, Salcedo wrapped the girl in a duvet, picked her up and tried to flee with her, but the grandmother’s screams alerted pedestrians in the area, who confronted the man. Being surrounded, the suspect left the girl and escaped.
Police detained Salcedo later Monday. He is charged with kidnapping, attempted kidnapping, illegal detention and endangering the well-being of a child.
The case is reminiscent of July when a man tried to kidnap a 5-year-old boy who was walking with his mother and brothers near Myrtle and Hillside avenues in Richmond Hill, Queens. In the surveillance videos, it is observed how the subject takes the child from his family and takes him inside a vehicle, but the mother and his brothers manage to get him out of the window while begging for help.
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