Police Arrest Man Who Tried To Abduct 12-Year-Old Girl In Queens, NYPD Says

QUEENS VILLAGE, NY — A Brooklyn man was arrested on Sunday after trying to abduct a 12-year-old girl last week, police said.

Vladimir Suero was arrested on kidnapping charges, police said on Sunday. The 38-year-old allegedly approached a 12-year-old girl outside of a Key Foods grocery store in Queens Village on Thursday and forcibly grabbed her by the arm, authorities said. Suero grabbed the girl before saying "You're coming with me," in Spanish, according to the NYPD. The girl's mother intervened and Suero ran from the grocery store parking lot.

Patch was not immediately able to contact Suero's lawyer on Monday. In addition to the kidnapping charges, he also faces harassment .charges and acting in a manner injurious to a child, police said. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

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