Скачать или смотреть Surveillance video shows stranger in Arizona try to kidnap 11-year-old girl walking to school

One man is in custody and charged with attempting to kidnap a girl as she was walking to school on Friday, according to the Glendale Police Department.

Police said the attempted kidnapping happened near the intersection of 43rd Avenue and Onyx Road on Jan. 26, 2024.

A girl reported that a man she did not know tried to grab her as she was walking to Sunset Elementary School, which is at the intersection of 47th Avenue and Mountain View Road.

The 11-year-old student walked out of her second-story apartment and a man was waiting at the bottom of the stairs. As she was walking towards her school, a vehicle approached her, stopped in front of her and she saw the same man from her apartment driving.

She told police that he jumped out of his car and ran after her with his arms extended. When he failed to catch her, he could be seen walking back to his vehicle.

Officers were able to get surveillance video that identified the suspect's car. They were then able to contact the suspect , 37-year-old Joseph L. Ruiz, and arrested him that morning.

Police determined that he lived near the girl's apartment, but didn't know her personally.

He was charged with one count of attempted kidnapping and one count of custodial interference.

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