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Man Tries To Kidnap 4-Year-Old Girl on Staten Island, Police Say

A man tried to kidnap a four-year-old girl on Staten Island Saturday evening, police said. 

The girl's mother was pushing her in a stroller near Mapleton Avenue and Olympia Boulevard, in Midland Beach, shortly before 5:30 p.m. when the man tried to grab the girl, police sources said. 

The man fled the scene in a black Toyota Prius with Georgia license plates, the NYPD said. 

Police didn't immediately provide additional details about the attempted kidnapping. 

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