Man Tried To Kidnap Young Child From NYC Day Care: Police

NEW YORK CITY — An unknown man tried to kidnap a 3-year-old girl from a New York City day care Monday, police said.

The incident at a day care center located at 35-19 Leavitt St. in Queens, police said.

The man entered the building and told the school staff that he was there to pick up a 3-year-old child, naming her, and telling them that her father would be 20 minutes late, police said.

The staff would not release the child after looking up that he was not an emergency contact listed by the parents.

The man then said he would wait outside for the child before fleeing on foot, police said.

The child remained safe and secure inside the facility, police said.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.