Petah Tikva Bystanders Stop Child Abduction Attempt
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A 22:35 IDT video showed bystanders stopping a suspected attempt to abduct an 11-year-old girl in Petah Tikva. The girl was heading to an activity, was on the phone with her father, and screamed after a man allegedly lifted her at a crosswalk near the municipal stadium; drivers and passersby ran over, restrained the suspect and protected her until police arrived. Police said Petah Tikva officers arrested the suspect, and that he was arrested again after allegedly assaulting a medical staffer during evaluation. The case is a civic-resilience story: alert citizens and fast police response kept a child safe, and Israeli cities need that standard everywhere.
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Sources agree on the core facts: an 11-year-old girl in Petah Tikva was grabbed or lifted in a suspected abduction attempt while heading to an activity; she screamed; bystanders and drivers intervened and stopped or restrained the suspect; Petah Tikva police arrested him; and he was later suspected of assaulting a medical staffer during evaluation. Sources factually diverge on the exact street: JPost places the incident on Shlomo Shmeltzer Street near the stadium, while Mako, Israel National News and C14 place it on Hamefalsim Street near the stadium. i24 confirms Petah Tikva but does not name the street.
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