Man Tries Snatching 3-Year-Old From Mom On NJ City Street: Police

A man attempted to snatch a 3-year-old girl from her mother on a city street in New Jersey Sunday night, police said.

12/20/2021 5:08 p.m.

The man, whose name was not released, approached a woman walking near N. 6th Street and Freeway Drive in Newark and tried to take her daughter around 9:45 p.m., according to Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara.

The man was apprehended by police as he tried to flee, O’Hara said.

The incident remained under investigation. Additional details were not released.

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