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KCPD investigates attempted abduction of teen

KCPD investigates attempted abduction of teen
WEBVTT WITH WHAT WE KNOW. MELANIE? MELANIE: I WAS ACTUALLY JUST TALKING WITH THAT GIRL’S MOM. HER DAUGHTER IS SAFE. SHE KNEW SOME SELF-DEFENSE MOVES AND WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY SAFELY. STILL SOME SCARY STUFF TO HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. AGAIN, A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS JOGGING ALONG NORTHEASTERN ROAD EARLIER TODAY WHEN A MAN CAME UP AND GRABBED HER FROM BEHIND. SHE WAS ABLE TO FIGHT HIM OFF, RUN HOME, AND CALL POLICE. DETECTIVES ARE NOW WORKING TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION, BUT UNDERSTANDABLY, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS ON EDGE. >> IT IS A SAFE PLACE THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME. I THINK IT IS JUST A REMINDER WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL AND ALWAYS HAVE AN EYE OUT FOR SOMETHING THAT LOOKS SUSPICIOUS. MELANI WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF KIDS OUT PLAYING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, A LOT OF PARENTS TE
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KCPD investigates attempted abduction of teen
A 14-year-old girl told Kansas City police that a man grabbed her from behind as she was running Saturday in the Brooke Ridge subdivision.

A 14-year-old girl told Kansas City police that a man grabbed her from behind as she was running Saturday in the Brooke Ridge subdivision.

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