UPDATED- Here’s the story from?Laura at our sister site, Queen Anne View?
From SPD ? this incident occurred this morning, Monday, June 3rd, near Coe Elementary. Please call 911 if you see the suspect or have more information. And, remember to report all crimes to 911 as soon as possible.
A woman left her 4- year-old son in her parked car while she walked her daughter to Coe elementary school in the 2400 block of 7th Av W, this morning just shortly after 9:00 a.m.
When she returned, she noticed a Hispanic male, between 25 to 32 years of age, light complexion, 5?9? to 5?10?, very thin, with shaved head, wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans, walking away from her parked car abruptly.? The woman did not realize anything had happened until she got to her vehicle.? Her 4- year-old son told her that the man tried to get into the car by trying all the doors.
The woman then watched the subject get into a bright red, shiny Pontiac Grand Am.? She tried to follow the vehicle but lost sight of it.? She did not call 9-1-1 until 20 minutes later.
Officers arrived and conducted an area check for the suspect. He was not located.? Officers immediately notified the surrounding schools in the Queen Anne area.
EARLIER-We just received this email from a concerned reader.
Just heard of three recent kidnapping attempts of boys aged 3-4 in Queen Anne area.? Wanted to pass that along in case you hadn’t heard. One woman dropped her daughter off at Coe this am and locked her son in the car. She came out a few mins later and some guy was trying to get her car.? Her son told her he kept asking him to unlock the door and that he was trying to open each of the doors. The man was Hispanic about 5’10 slim build and crew cut. Please be careful!
More details from KING5. Of the 4 attempts reported in the past week, one was at Coe, one in White Center, another at Seattle Center during the Susan Komen race, and the last was at a women’s shelter on 9th ave. SPD caught the suspects in the last 2 incidents. The police don’t think these incidences are connected.
Is there anything to indicate that this was an attempted kidnapping as opposed to an attempted car prowl?
The more I think about it, if I saw a child strapped unattended in a car, I would probably try to break in as well, depending on the heat index at the time. But the police and the mother would also get an earful from me.
Never leave a a young child unattended, especially in a car. How stupid can you be? That mother should be held accountable.