Honolulu police are asking for the public’s help to find a man who tried to take a 10-year-old student from a bathroom at Kalihi Waena Elementary School this morning.
According a Honolulu Police Department highlight, shortly before 9 a.m., an “adult male suspect attempted to kidnap a 10-year-old student in a bathroom at Kalihi Waena Elementary School.”
“The suspect grabbed the victim and demanded money. The victim had nothing to give, and the suspect threatened to kidnap the child. The victim screamed and managed to escape to safety,” according to HPD.
The man ran away before police or school officials could intervene. He is described as a Filipino male wearing a black ski mask, reading glasses, with gray hair protruding from under the mask, jeans, a black shirt, no shoes, and speaking with “a Filipino accent,” according to police.
He was seen driving a white, older-model Ford truck, rusted,with gray rims.
Police are asking for the public’s help finding the suspect. Call 911 or CrimeStoppers at 808-955-8300.
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