Crime & Safety
Child Abduction Attempt At Kit Carson Park Under Investigation, Police Say
BREAKING: Police said the suspect tried to lure the 9-year-old boy with cake.

ESCONDIDO, CA — Police are investigating a report of a child abduction attempt near the baseball fields at Kit Carson Park in Escondido Saturday morning. According to a statement released by police, the suspect tried to lure the 9-year-old boy into the back of his white Toyota Tacoma by offering him cake. Police said the child refused and fled.
The suspect is described as a tan, adult man in his 60s. The man had grey hair and mustache. The suspect was wearing a white T-shirt.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call Detective Damian Jackson at (760) 839-4932 or leave an anonymous tip at 760-743-TIPS (8477).
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