Suspect (NYPD) and 59th Street and Roosevelt Ave. (GMaps)
June 25, 2019 By Christian Murray (Update: The suspect has been arrested)
Police are looking for a man wanted in connection to an attempted abduction of a 10-year-old boy in Woodside Monday.
The child was walking near Roosevelt Avenue and 59th Street with his parents when the suspect allegedly grabbed the boy by the arm and attempted to pull him into a building.
The parents pulled the child away and the suspect fled the location eastbound on Roosevelt Avenue. There were no injuries.
The suspect is described as being Asian, between 60 and 70 years of age, with short gray hear. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket, black jeans and black sneakers.
Anyone with information in regard to the identity of the suspect is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
