MPD seeks tips in Georgetown attempted kidnapping

WASHINGTON (WDVM) — Police are nonetheless trying to find an alleged tried kidnapper, who they are saying tried to seize a minor in Georgetown on Tuesday.

Maryland State Police (MPD) mentioned a person in his 20s, described as carrying a white tank prime and darkish shorts with a black satchel, grabbed the sufferer simply after 2:30 p.m. across the 3100 Block of M Avenue, Northwest. In keeping with police, relations of the sufferer chased the suspect, who fled the scene.

Staff of companies within the space mentioned that there was plenty of yelling in the course of the hectic scene.

“It was all-of-a-sudden very loopy,” mentioned Michael Mundell, the assistant supervisor of Upwest Clothes, a store throughout the road from the incident. “You hear screaming, working, and other people yelling and, in fact, you may have a pedestrian making an attempt to assist one other pedestrian — a sufferer of one thing that ought to not have occurred.”

Some workers described the state of affairs as “scary,” noting that it occurred throughout daytime hours when there’s typically plenty of foot site visitors within the neighborhood.

MPD is urging anybody with data to name the police at (202) 727-9099 or textual content TIP LINE to 50411. There’s a reward of as much as $1,000 for anybody who offers data that results in an arrest and indictment.