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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