Fort Lauderdale PD Needs Help Catching Man Caught On Cam Trying To Kidnap Woman

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – After astir a period connected the case, Fort Lauderdale constabulary accidental they’ve exhausted each investigative leads successful an attempted kidnapping. They are present asking for your help. 

Surveillance video taken from conscionable earlier 6 a.m. backmost connected Thursday, September 9, shows a young pistillate victim, wholly unaware idiosyncratic is pursuing her, arsenic she walks, quickly, dressed successful each achromatic apparel with achromatic sneakers and a backpack connected her shoulders.

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Police accidental she’s making her mode done an alley adjacent to a operation tract adjacent the 500 artifact of East Las Olas Boulevard.

Trailing her, jogging astatine a airy clip, is the antheral constabulary accidental they are looking for. He starts to picking up his pace, yet catching up to the unsuspecting victim.

Det. Ali Adamson described what happened adjacent arsenic it was a small pugnacious to spot connected the surveillance footage.

“He runs up down her and chokes her and throws her to the ground. And starts to combat with her. She attempts to telephone for help, benignant of combat back. He tries to drawback her legs. At immoderate constituent there’s a witnesser successful the parking store who sees the incidental and the altercation happening,” she said.

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The bully Samaritan thwarting a perchance heinous crime.

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Police picture the fishy arsenic a gangly antheral successful his 30s with abbreviated hair. He wasn’t wearing a garment the nighttime of the attack, but had connected acheronian pants and achromatic sneakers.

Police are fearful helium whitethorn person attacked earlier — oregon could onslaught again — though the pistillate successful the video is the lone unfortunate constabulary accidental they cognize of truthful far.

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Anyone with accusation is asked to telephone Broward Crime Stoppers astatine (954) 493-TIPS.

Joel Waldman