NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 9-year-old boy was almost kidnapped from a Brooklyn synagogue Wednesday morning, police said.
A man wearing traditional Jewish garb entered the Hesed Le Avraham Synagogue at 1848 E. 7th St. in Gravesend at 9:38 a.m. and grabbed the boy by the shoulders, allegedly in an attempt to kidnap him.
According to police, his mother intervened and was able to grab her son back. She asked her son if he knew the man and the child said, "no."
The suspect then fled the synagogue on foot.
A person of interest was taken into custody a few blocks away.
An investigation is ongoing.
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