Attempted Kidnapping Reported At 111th And Campbell

CHICAGO — An 11-year-old boy was able to escape a kidnapping attempt in the West Beverly neighborhood Monday night. Police said a man was walking southbound in the west alley of 111th and Campbell at 7:42 p.m. Monday. He was trailed by a small red SUV — possibly a Ford Escape — with a metallic grill, driven by a second offender who is female.

The man told the victim that "I will give you a couple of dollars if you go to that red car, get my wife out, and tell her to come here."

The boy was able to run away as both the man on foot and woman in the car continued southbound in the alley.

Police in the 22nd District describe the man as white, between 55 and 65 years old, approximately 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet tall, with a light and wrinkled complexion and scruffy black and gray beard. He was wearing a gray hat, black hoodie and blue jeans and had "a strong odor of cigarettes," police said.

No description of the female suspect was released other that of the SUV she was driving.

Anyone with information on this crime should call the Chicago Police Department's Area South Bureau of Detectives at 312-747-8271.