Police Seek Attempted Kidnap Suspect

Police have released a sketch of a man who attempted to kidnap an 11-year-old girl on her way to school Monday morning.

The girl had been walking alone in the 700 block of Camaritas Avenue at about 8:45 a.m. when the suspect grabbed her by the arm and said, "Come with me," police said. The victim broke free and ran toward the school.

The suspect was last seen on foot in the same block.

Since then, "he has not shown up anywhere else we are aware of," said South San Francisco Police chief Mike Massoni.

He is described as a black man who is 20 to 30 years old, and he has several piercings, including a bolt piercing in his right ear and two stone piercings on the left side of his neck. He is about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds, police said.

At the time of the attack, he wore an orange baseball cap with a black letter "T" outlined in white. He also wore a blue or green top, black shorts under dark blue pants and Nike Air Jordan sneakers, police said.

Anyone with information about the attempted kidnapping is asked to contact the police Criminal Investigations Unit at (650) 877-8910 or the records division at (650) 877-8900.

-- Bay City News Service