Crime & Safety

Chandler Police Probe Attempted Child Kidnapping

It happened Wednesday afternoon near Elliot Road.

Police officers in Chandler are looking for a man who attempted to kidnap a five-year-old girl. Officers had responded to a call of a suspicious man on the 3000 block of Woodburne.

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The police were met by an 11-year-old and five-year-old girl who told them that a man in either a black van or SUV had tried to grab the little girl.

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The girl was able to break free and the man fled.

The girl was not harmed.

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