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76-Year-Old Man Arrested After Allegedly Trying to Snatch 10-Year-Old Boy Walking With Parents in Queens

What to Know

  • A 76-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly trying to snatch a 10-year-old boy from his parents in Queens
  • The couple and their son were walking near Roosevelt Avenue and 59th Street in Long Island City when the man allegedly tried to grab the boy
  • The man was charged Tuesday with unlawful imprisonment and acting in a manner injurious to a child

A 76-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly trying to snatch a child and pull him into a building as he walked by with his parents in Queens Monday. 

Sang Lee was arrested on charges of unlawful imprisonment and acting in a manner injurious to a child hours after authorities released his photo and said they wanted to bring him in for questiong.

He allegedly tried to grab a 10-year-old boy as the child walked with his parents near Roosevelt Avenue and 59th Street in Long Island City. The boy's parents were able to pull him away and the man ran off. 

No injuries were reported.

Information on a possible attorney for Lee wasn't immediately available. 


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