Pima County Sheriff’s Office personnel are searching for a suspect in an attempted kidnapping of a seven-year-old girl on Friday, Oct. 7.
According to the Pima County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called around 2:30 p.m. to the 8600 block of Nogales Highway in response to reports of a child in distress. A bystander had stopped for the child and contacted 9-1-1. Upon speaking with the child, she reported that she had been abducted near her home by a male in a vehicle, and was released a short time later.
The child was uninjured.
Pima County Sheriff’s Department detectives were able to develop a suspect description. The suspect is described as:
Hispanic male, heavy set, patchy beard, and a dark complexion
Tattoo on back and tattoo of a tiger with “sharp sticks” on the forearm (possibly right forearm)
Last seen wearing all black with a white and black hat
Spoke both English and Spanish
The suspect vehicle is described as:
Older two door pickup metallic in color, possible grey/primer or metallic gold
The vehicle had damage, no tint on the windows, and a black interior
Detectives are asking that anyone with information about this incident call 9-1-1. You can also submit an anonymous tip to 88crime, with the potential for reward, by text or phone call to 88crime (520-882-7463), or by going to 88CRIME.org.