Police Hunt Down Couple who Tried to Lure Kid into Van

On November 3, 2023 in Florida, officers responded to a report of an attempted kidnapping. According to the caller, a man and a woman in a white panel van had pulled up to a 9-year-old girl and tried to get her to come into their van. The girl's father was nearby and confronted the couple. The woman became aggressive, spitting and punching at him. He struck her in self-defense, and the couple fled. This is body cam footage of the events that followed.

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