Little Girl’s Scream Saves Her Life

By Keyla Concepción
BSO/PIO
Sept. 16, 2009

The search is on for a man who broke into an Oakland Park apartment and attempted to abduct a young girl Sunday morning.

The suspect broke into the Oakland Park apartment at around 2 a.m. on September 13. The 7-year-old victim was sleeping in a bedroom with her 8 and 5-year-old brothers when the intruder pried the lock and got inside the home. Awakened by an unfamiliar face, the young girl began to scream as the man picked her up from her bed and headed for the door. Her cries for help prompted the man to leave her in the living room before bolting from the scene. The older brother, who saw the man attempting to take his sister, also began to scream for help until their mother woke up to see what was going on. That’s when she found the front door ajar and the kids told her what had happened.

Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene and searched the area for the suspect, but he was not located. Now detectives are releasing a composite sketch of the man in the hopes that someone will be able to identify him.

Anyone who recognizes or has information about this attempted abduction is asked to contact BSO Sex Crimes Detective Chris Blankenship at 954-321-4240, or Broward Crime Stoppers, anonymously, at 954-493-TIPS or www.browardcrimestoppers.org. A reward of up to $1,000 is available for information leading to an arrest.

Source: BSO

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