FRESNO - Fresno Police Officers were dispatched to Harvest Elementary School Wedsnesday morning in regard to a report of an attempt abduction of a 6 year old female. Officers and detectives arrived at the school and questioned the six year old juvenile along with four other witnesses.

According to the parties, the juvenile victim and her 4 sisters were walking to school in the area of Forestiere and west Dakota Ave when they approached a white male near a parked vehicle. According to the six-year old, the male grabbed her wrist and jacket and attempted to pull her into the vehicle. Witnesses indicated a sister of the victim ran over to the male and stomped his foot. The caused the male to release the six-year old at which point all the juveniles ran from the area. The juveniles reported this incident to school personnel upon their arrival.

Based on video evidence, detectives were able to locate one of the males involved in the attempt abduction. The male indicated he parked his vehicle in the area of the alleged abduction. After parking the vehicle, he realized he locked his keys in the vehicle. The male called his brother who responded to the area with the spare key.

After unlocking the vehicle, the alleged suspect got in his brother’s vehicle and the pair left the area in another vehicle. Based on the video evidence, the alleged suspect and his brother never made any physical contact with the juveniles. The video also shows the involved juveniles walking by the involved vehicle after both males left the area.

It is unknown why the children reported this incident, but based on evidence obtained, it does not appear an attempted abduction occurred this morning. The mother of the child was contacted and advised as such.

The Fresno Police Department encourages citizens to report any suspicious activity to the department.