Arrest made in attempted kidnapping of 7-year-old girl in Brooklyn

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Monday, June 5, 2023
Arrest made in attempted kidnapping of 7-year-old girl in Brooklyn
An arrest has been made in the attempted kidnapping of a 7-year-old girl in Brooklyn.

BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- An arrest has been made in the attempted kidnapping of a 7-year-old girl in Brooklyn.

Police have taken Felipe Rodriguez, 28, into custody.

Rodriguez is accused of trying to snatch the girl while she was at a food truck with her mother last month near the northern edge of Bushwick.

There was a struggle, which ended with the woman grabbing her daughter back from the man.

Anyone with information is asked to call police.

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