Austin police search for attempted kidnapping suspect

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is asking the public for help after a child escaped from a potential kidnapping situation in east Austin earlier this week.
According to police, the suspect went up to the child on Tuesday around 8:10 p.m. and asked for help finding his lost brown dog on the 2500 block of Rosewood Avenue. He promised the child money if the child helped him look for it. He then allegedly forced the child into his vehicle, but the child escaped within a few minute