Crime & Safety
Man Attempts to Kidnap 2 Girls in Coronado
Police are investigating an attempted kidnapping of two girls in Coronado on Friday.
Coronado police said two middle-school aged girls were on the sidewalk in the 500 block of F avenue at 7:20 p.m., when a man driving a van pulled up and asked if they needed a ride.
The girls reportedly ran from the area and called parent.
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According to police, the driver was described as a white man with brown hair and highlights. He was driving a burgundy 1980s Chevy type full size van with a dent on the driver's side of the vehicle. There appeared to be a baseball bat on the dashboard, according to the police report.
Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to call the Coronado Police Department at 619-522-7350.
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