12-Year-Old Boy Almost Kidnapped in Nassau

A boy was nearly kidnapped in Freeport Tuesday night, but the intervention of a passerby saved him.

According to detectives, a 12-year-old boy was walking north on North Brookside Avenue at 5:04 p.m. when a man came up from behind him and placed his hand over the boy's mouth. As the boy struggled to break free, a passerby honked the horn of their car and the man released the boy and then fled south on North Brookside Avenue.

No injuries were reported.

The man was black, in his 30s, with a stocky build and wearing a green jacket and jeans.

Detectives request anyone with information regarding this crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-80-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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