A Long Island, New York, man is behind bars after police claim he lured a toddler from a laundromat while her mother was distracted.
Suffolk County Police alleged that a stranger, Carlos Corte, led a 4-year-old girl straight out the back exit of The Laundry Kingdom of Patchogue before leaving the area with the child.
The alleged kidnapping attempt occurred just after noon on Saturday, March 28, according to a statement from police.
The mom was in the laundromat with another of her children when she realized that the girl was missing.
“Her mother reported her missing, and patrol officers respon...
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