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Brazen Attempt to Kidnap Child in Broad Daylight Thwarted by Child’s Mother

The NYPD says a duo attempted to kidnap a 5-year-old boy in Queens Thursday — an attempt that was thwarted by the young child’s mother.
According to police, the kidnapping attempt took place around 8 p.m. on Hillside Avenue when one individual picked up the 5-year-old boy from the sidewalk and placed him in the rear seat of his vehicle while the second individual sat in the front passenger’s seat.
However, the alleged kidnapping attempt was not a success. Police say that as the first individual sat in the driver’s seat, the boy’s 45-year-old mother pulled the child out of the car through the front passenger window, before the two individuals fled in their vehicle.
The NYPD has arrested one half of a duo they say attempted to kidnap a 5-year-old boy in Queens Thursday — an attempt that was thwarted by the young child’s mother.