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The suspected kidnapper, identified as Nicolas Sternaman, had walked into the CVS on Collins Ave at around 11:55 a.m., just as the 4-year-old boy and his parents were exiting the building.

This is shocking moment an Arizona man with a long criminal history attempted to kidnap an 11-year-old schoolgirl on her way to elementary school. 

The girl was making her way to Sunset Elementary School in Glendale around 8 a.m. on Jan. 26 when the suspect, identified as Joseph Leroy Ruiz, pulled his car next to the sidewalk and started his chase.

The Glendale Police Department arrested 37-year-old Joseph Ruiz in connection with an attempted kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl near Sunset Elementary School.

The 37-year-old man lives at the same apartment complex as the child, police said.

Police released video Monday showing a man allegedly trying to kidnap an 11-year-old girl as she walked to school in Glendale last week.

Glendale police arrested Joseph Ruiz, 37, and booked him on counts of attempted kidnapping and attempted custodial interference.

A man is in custody accused of attempting to kidnap a Glendale fifth grader on her way to school Friday morning.

Casa Familiar hosted a Día De Los Reyes celebration in San Ysidro with gifts and free books for low-income families and their children.