WHITTIER, Calif. (KTLA) — Several local schools have increased security after a man kidnapped a young girl in Whittier.
The same suspect is believed to be responsible for other attempted kidnappings in the area.
Police say an 11-year-old girl was grabbed by a man in a mask Thursday afternoon while walking in front of Founders Park near the intersection of Broadway and Citrus.
She was put in the back seat of a car, where she saw a girl about 7-years-old who was crying.
The 11-year-old was able to get out of the car, freeing herself and the other girl. They ran in opposite directions.
The 11-year-old was able to find her way home and called police. However, the other unidentified girl’s whereabouts were unknown.
A similar incident was reported on Tuesday, February 5th at around 11:25 a.m. in the area of 13000 Broadway, near Broadway Park and several blocks from Founders Park.
17-year-old Rose Marie Hernandez was walking alone when the suspect pulled his car over and asked her if she wanted a ride.
After she told him no, he proceeded to stop the car and open the door. Hernandez fled and called the police.
Also, on February 5th, 2013 at about 4:40 p.m., a witness called reporting a suspect attempting to contact two females.
It happened in the area of 6709 Washington Ave, which is across the street from Central Park.
The witness observed two unknown high school-aged girls get into a verbal confrontation with the suspect, who told them to get into his car. The suspect fled the area.
The witness was not able to get the names of the girls, and police received no calls from the alleged victims in this case.
The Whittier Police Department believes these incidents are connected.
In all three cases, the suspect was last seen driving an unknown make or model red 2-door convertible with a tan roof and a softball-sized dent in the right rear panel.
The common suspect description is that he is Hispanic, about 25-35 years old and 5’11″ to 6 feet tall, with a medium to heavy build.
In the most recent incident, the victim described the suspect as having short black hair, with a tattoo of three red dots on his left hand.
Investigators say the man is becoming more bold in recent attacks.
He used force to grab at least one girl, possibly two to put them into his car Thursday.
Authorities believe the use of a mask is also a sign that he is becoming more determined.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Whittier Police Department at 562-567-9241 or Det. Woods at 562-567-9286.
47 Comments to “Police: Whittier Kidnapper Becoming More Determined”
February 22, 2013 at 4:40 AM
Thank U. I never do but am always irritated by the money postings.
February 22, 2013 at 4:49 AM
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February 22, 2013 at 5:06 AM
That's horrible, WTF is wrong with people?!! I'm releaved the girls escaped and I hope this demon is caught before something else happens like this. He sounds bold enough to try it again to me.. : (
February 22, 2013 at 9:24 AM
He's desperate for something. I can only imagine . . .. . Yes he needs to be caught & Thrilled the girls all got away.
February 22, 2013 at 4:05 PM
i hope the younger girl made it to safety. doesn't say. sounds like he's "escalating"…he'll keep trying until he's either successful or caught.
February 22, 2013 at 6:49 AM
"The common suspect description is that he is Hispanic"
February 22, 2013 at 11:45 AM
Nope, the common denominator is "male".
February 22, 2013 at 6:50 AM
dude, you spam more than the fraudsters.
February 22, 2013 at 7:17 AM
I'm sure Liberals are saddened the girls got away. This would have been the perfect opportunity for Liberals to ban cars and start charging a tax to walk on sidewalks.
February 22, 2013 at 11:45 AM
Seriously, you need to up your visits to your therapist.
February 22, 2013 at 7:21 AM
You fogot? Dooh!!
February 22, 2013 at 7:47 AM
Put a sock in it postrider69
February 22, 2013 at 7:53 AM
This 11 year old is a hereo. I hope they catch this creep. Pathetic stalker/kidnapping creeps like this need dealt with.
February 22, 2013 at 7:53 AM
This 11 year old is hero. I hope they catch this creep. Pathetic stalker/kidnapping creeps like this need dealt with.
February 22, 2013 at 8:06 AM
Uh oh, diarrhea-lips is back with his never ending war against his arch nemesis. Oh goody for us to have to read this crap.
February 22, 2013 at 12:51 PM
ROGER~ STFU AND GET A LIFE… YOU WORTHLESS POS.
February 22, 2013 at 2:01 PM
If you disagree, the proper thing to do would be to say so. Then to explain why.
The name calling is so 'wee' (a small little) kind of thing.
February 22, 2013 at 8:11 AM
With all those witnesses, LAPD should already be pursuing this guy like they pursued Dorner.
February 22, 2013 at 9:27 AM
If they don't trust Police & don't want the attention of the law? There are a few reasons for that. 1 is they might be illegals & 2 some might have had run in's w/ the law & don't want that attention either.
February 22, 2013 at 9:28 AM
They don’t care.
February 22, 2013 at 9:02 AM
Must be roger, he's the culprit, he could be the only one, don't let him fool you……
February 22, 2013 at 2:02 PM
You've been on my facebook page.
Did you sit looking at the pics wondering what it would be like to have an actual neck?
February 25, 2013 at 7:43 AM
Sure have. We are FB friends. You're just to dumb to realize it <DIV style=”FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt”> <DIV style=”FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt”> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV style=”BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px”></DIV>
February 25, 2013 at 8:05 AM
Wee, I was wondering how long it would take you to pop up this morning.You just can't stand bottling up the hate for too long.
February 25, 2013 at 9:08 AM
Imagine that you were thinking about me as always. How creepy <DIV style=”FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt”> <DIV style=”FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt”> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV style=”BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px”></DIV>
February 25, 2013 at 12:59 PM
Being that full of hate is creepy.
Wee, do you aways look for things you can call creepy?
Here is a story about a poor child and you always turn it around towards something else.
February 22, 2013 at 9:07 AM
Come on roger, we all know it's you, come out of the closet now !! Tell us the real truth boy !!
February 22, 2013 at 1:03 PM
STFU Roger, you're gay!! Period.
February 22, 2013 at 2:00 PM
Keep dreaming.
February 22, 2013 at 10:16 AM
So where is the seven year old? is she safe now?
February 22, 2013 at 11:18 AM
Unfortunately no one knows. I hope he didn't run after her and put her back into the car.
February 22, 2013 at 11:23 AM
Poor little girls have they try to call the schools for the 7years old girl if she was absent on that day
and the parents has not realize she was absent on that day. ???
February 22, 2013 at 2:20 PM
what about the hotel water? They should have microbiologist checking it for the next six months
February 22, 2013 at 2:25 PM
in my opinion ktla should stay on top of this water issue for months,and stay on top of this story until it is solved. In my opinion.
February 22, 2013 at 3:54 PM
I think this sounds like a good plan, if police already kinda know where hes creeping up and just how they do the hooker operation thing they should have someone looking like a teenager out there with police standing by
February 22, 2013 at 5:28 PM
mark your an idot!!
February 22, 2013 at 6:27 PM
I know who the 11 year old girl was she goes to my school
February 23, 2013 at 6:57 AM
You are SICK…..SICK I SAY….
February 23, 2013 at 8:28 AM
Why dont the police become as involved as they were to catch Chris Dorner….then this guy would be caught.
February 23, 2013 at 9:48 AM
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February 23, 2013 at 10:40 AM
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