Shocking moment child snatcher is stopped mid-abduction by brave neighbor

Shocking location surveillance footage captured nan infinitesimal a predator stalked a young woman and attempted to snatch her earlier a brave neighbour stepped in. 

The section unfolded Monday successful Wilmington, Los Angeles, erstwhile an 11-year-old woman was connected her locomotion location from school. 

The man, who has not been identified and is being sought by police, was seen crossing nan thoroughfare and pursuing nan young woman earlier cornering her by a wall. 

Police said he groped nan woman arsenic she tried to break free, but erstwhile he put his limb astir her successful an evident effort to snatch her, a neighbour spotted nan crime successful action. 

'Hey, time off her alone!' nan neighbour could beryllium heard shouting crossed nan thoroughfare successful nan footage. 

As soon arsenic nan witnesser yelled crossed nan street, nan would-be kid snatcher instantly turned astir and walked backmost crossed nan roadworthy arsenic he realized he was being watched. 

It gave nan woman conscionable capable clip to escape, arsenic neighbour Yolanda Garcia told ABC7 that she was thankful personification was successful nan correct spot astatine nan correct time. 

'Who knows what would person happened,' she said. 

'Knowing that I was sat present watching TV, and I didn't deliberation thing of knowing that thing was going connected successful beforehand of my house... it's scary. 

'I conjecture he chose to do it erstwhile nan kids were coming retired of school, it's unbelievable.' 

The footage showed nan man hurrying backmost crossed nan thoroughfare aft nan interruption, and he claimed successful nan infinitesimal that nan young woman was his 'niece.' 

Garcia said she has seen his guidance and did not judge this was nan case, and constabulary person launched a hunt for nan suspect. 

He is described arsenic 5'10, betwixt 20-30 years old, pinch a heavyset build of astir 240lbs, and was driving a grey Nissan Kicks pinch a spare tyre connected nan rear rider side. 

Garcia said she hopes nan surveillance footage will thief constabulary find nan man earlier he is capable to target anyone else. 

'It's unbelievable knowing that that personification could get distant pinch this,' she said. 'In this area, if that was my child, I would beryllium looking for him.'