Two Men Try to Abduct San Juan Boy

Two men who tried to abduct a 13-year-old boy in San Juan Capistrano remain at large, the Orange County Sheriff's Department reported today.

The boy was walking home from school near Edgewood and Village roads about 4 p.m. Tuesday when a car pulled up alongside and blocked his way, said sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino.

"The male driver got out, smiled at the 13-year-old and waved to him to get into the car," Amormino said. "The boy did all the right things. He turned around and ran in the opposite direction to a friend's house and called his uncle, who went to the location, but the suspects had fled."

The car was an older model, two-door black sedan with a tan interior, Amormino said.

The man who got out of the car was described as Latino, about 37 to 40 years old with a medium build, medium complexion and salt-and-pepper hair, Amormino said. He was wearing a white T-shirt and a black baseball cap with a white rim.

The Latino man in the passenger seat was about 30 to 35 years old and was wearing a black T-shirt, Amormino said.

Anyone with information was asked to call authorities at (866) TIP-OCCS.

— City News Service