THERE ARE EXTRA PATROLS IN PLACE AT INEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. THAT'S AFTER A 4TH GRADE BOY SAYS A MAN TRIED TO KIDNAP HIM AS HE WAS WALKING TO THE SCHOOL MONDAY MORNING ON PENNSYLVANIA. APS SPOKESPERSON MONICA ARMENTA SAYS PATROLS WILL LIKELY STAY IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEK.
THE BOY SAID THE MAN TRIED TO GET HIM INTO HIS CAR BY TELLING HIM HIS MOTHER WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. THE BOY KNEW IT WASN'T TRUE, SO HE SCREAMED AND RAN AWAY … THEN TOLD HIS TEACHERS.
PARENTS WERE SENT ROBO-CALLS FROM APS ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND LETTERS WERE SENT HOME WITH STUDENTS. ARMENTA TELLS 770 KKOB THE DISTRICT HAS ADVISED PARENTS APS STUDENTS TO KNOW WHEN THEY LEAVE FOR SCHOOL AND WHAT TIME THEY'RE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON CAMPUS.
THE SUSPECT IS SAID TO BE A YOUNG MAN WITH DARK HAIR AND LIGHT SKIN.
