Man tries to kidnap teenage girl in Monterey Park

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MONTEREY PARK >> An unidentified man in a white pickup truck tried to kidnap a teenage girl as she walked to school in Monterey Park early Thursday, police said.
The failed abduction took place about 7:10 a.m. as the victim, 16, was walking in the 600 block of North Orange Avenue, Monterey Park police Sgt. Rick Munder said in a written statement.
The suspect pulled his pickup truck into a parking lot, blocking the girl’s path on the sidewalk, police said. He began engaging the girl in conversation.
“When the victim attempted to walk away, the suspect exited the vehicle and grabbed the victim from behind and attempted to force her into his vehicle,” Munder said. “The victim screamed and was released. The suspect got back into the vehicle and fled southbound on Orange Avenue. The victim was shaken but unharmed.”
Police described the suspect as a Latino man between 20 and 30 years old, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, of thin build and unshaven. He spoke with a Spanish accent, had black hair shaved short and wore a black long-sleeve T-shirt and blue jeans.
His truck was described as a white, early- to mid-2000s-model Chevrolet Colorado or GMC Canyon with a single cab, a black bed liner, tinted windows and oversized rims with five spokes each. Investigators released a surveillance camera image of the truck in hopes of generating clues.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Monterey Park police at 626-573-31311.

PHOTO of suspect vehicle courtesy of the Monterey Park Police Department.

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