Attempted Child Abduction At Harriman Lake Park: Jeffco Sheriff

JEFFERSON COUNTY, CO — Deputies are searching for a suspect after he tried to grab a 9-year-old girl Tuesday at Harriman Lake Park, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said.

The attempted child abduction occurred at 7:20 p.m. on the Weaver Gulch Trail south of West Quincy Avenue and South Kipling Street, authorities said.

The girl was walking with her friend, when a suspect grabbed the girl by the shoulder, and she screamed, the sheriff's office said. He then ran west.

The suspect was wearing a black bandana, a black hoodie, sunglasses and dark pants with a hole in the knee, deputies said. His age and height were not known.

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Anyone with information is asked to call 303-271-0211. If you live in the area, you're asked to check home video footage for any images of the suspect.