Md. man arrested on attempted kidnapping at a school bus stop – WTOP News

Police arrested a Maryland man they mentioned tried to kidnap a toddler at a faculty bus cease in Montgomery County.

It occurred Monday round 7:20 a.m. on the 17600 block of Towne Crest Drive. Police mentioned {that a} man, recognized as Jamaal Germany, 30, of Gaithersburg, grabbed the kid and tried to drag the sufferer towards an house constructing.

A number of college students on the bus cease tried to intervene, and the kid was in a position to break away, a Montgomery County police information launch mentioned. Police mentioned the kid was unhurt.

The bus arrived, and all college students boarded. The occasions have been relayed to officers at Redland Center Faculty, the place the scholar goes faculty. A neighborhood engagement officer responded shortly after.

A letter to the college communities that use the bus cease, which additionally consists of Judith A. Resnik Elementary and Magruder Excessive Faculty, mentioned the scholar was unhurt. In response to what occurred, there shall be an “elevated safety presence” by Montgomery County faculties and police on Tuesday on the bus cease the place the tried kidnapping occurred.

“We’re grateful for the short motion of our college students and the bus driver and for the help of our MCPS safety and Montgomery County Police Division companions,” principals LaTricia Thomas, Matthew Niper and Dr. Lee Evans mentioned in a joint assertion.

The faculties may also present social emotional help to the scholars on the bus cease who noticed what occurred, “Understanding that this will likely have been alarming for a few of our college students,” the letter mentioned.

Police are asking anybody who believes she or he may have been a sufferer of Germany to name them at 240-773-5400.

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