Crime & Safety

Irvine Spectrum Attempted Kidnapping Suspect Arrested in Lake Elsinore

A Lake Elsinore man was arrested Tuesday morning for alleged sexual battery and attempted kidnapping in a parking garage.

IRVINE, CA — An attack at the Irvine Spectrum parking garage Tuesday morning turned into a near kidnapping. At 10 a.m. in the shopping center parking garage, a man allegedly committed sexual battery and tried to kidnap an unidentified individual.

After a subsequent search that led officers to Lake Elsinore, a 25-year-old man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of battering and attempting to kidnap the victim in the Irvine Spectrum parking garage.

Hours later, Gregory Ditto was arrested in Lake Elsinore at about 3:15 p.m., after the alleged assault, according to Irvine Police Commander Mike Hallinan.

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The assault was reported about 10 a.m. at the shopping center, Hallinan said. The suspect fled before police arrived, he added.

— By City News Service

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