Man Tries to Kidnap Girl in San Ysidro, Police Say

SAN YSIDRO, CA: Police are looking for a man suspected of trying to kidnap a teen girl Friday in San Ysidro.

The attempted kidnapping allegedly occurred about 5:15 p.m. as the victim, a 15-year-old girl, was walking westbound in the 100 block of West Mt. Carmel Drive near Padre Tullio Drive, according to San Diego police Officer Robert Heims.

"She saw a red Honda sedan driving next to her," Heims said. "There was a Hispanic male suspect driving and he was looking at her. The victim began walking faster to get away. The suspect sped up and drove past the victim and stopped his car to prevent her from walking across the street. The suspect got out of the car and grabbed the victim by the arm and told her to get in the car."

The girl was able to pull away from the man by twisting her arm. She ran off and the suspect got in his car and drove off, turning left onto Alaquinas Drive, according to Heims.

San Diego police detectives are investigating the incident.

The suspect was described as a Hispanic man in his 30s with a medium build, a beard and brown, ear-length hair. He was wearing a gray shirt and jeans. His car was described as an older red Honda sedan that was "very dirty and had a loud muffler."

Anyone with information about the suspect or the incident was asked to call San Diego County Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

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