MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A man attempted to abduct an 11-year-old girl Tuesday morning while she was walking to her bus stop in northwest Miami-Dade, authorities said.
The incident was reported about 6:30 a.m. in the area of Northwest 103rd Street and Seventh Avenue near a Bravo Supermarket.
According to Miami-Dade police, a man in a black Chevrolet S-10 stopped his pickup truck and started speaking to the girl.
Miami-Dade police spokeswoman Robin Pinkard said he asked the girl if she would help him fix his truck before grabbing her and attempting to force her into the truck.
Pinkard said the girl was able break free from his grip and fell to the ground. The man then drove west on 103rd Street, she said.
The driver of the truck is described by police only as a black man.
Anyone with information about his identity is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.