Suspect Sought After Attempted Kidnapping In Carol Stream: Police

CAROL STREAM, IL — Police are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect after an attempted kidnapping in Carol Stream Friday.

Police say around 8:50 p.m., a man approached a 13-year-old girl from behind near Flint Trail and Niagara Street, grabbed her around the waist and tried to pick her up. Other children who were in the area came to help the girl, which police say prompted the man to let her go.

The man was described as being in his mid- to late 20s with dark skin, according to the Carol Stream Police Department. He stands between five feet ten inches tall and six feet tall and has a slender, athletic build, a full beard, thick eyebrows and thick arm hair, witnesses told police.

He was last seen wearing a light blue t-shirt with bright white lettering and a phone number on the back and an unknown company name on the front, with gray pants.

Police say the man fled the scene on a silver, blue or light blue bicycle with a thin frame and thin tires and a basket or shelf behind the seat.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Charters Roe at 630-327-0995 or at croe@carolstream.org or Detective Sergeant Jon Grey at 630-417-0559 or at jgrey@carolstream.org.