Queens child abduction suspect killed in crash, police say
A man suspected of abducting a little girl and sexually assaulting her in Queens was killed in a crash fleeing police, officials said.
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A man suspected of abducting a little girl and sexually assaulting her in Queens was killed in a crash fleeing police, officials said.
From a kidnapping to a crash all in less than 24 hours — police say the man who sexually assaulted a child in Queens Thursday night died while trying to flee from officers Friday afternoon. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman has the latest details on the investigation.
It happened after New York City police spotted a gray Honda Civic that matched the description of the car the girl was assaulted in. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
A man suspected of kidnapping a little girl and sexually assaulting her in Queens died in a crash trying to get away from police. CBS News New York's Derick Waller reports.
A child was reunited with her grandmother after being abducted from a Queens supermarket Thursday, police sources say.
A child was reunited with her grandmother after being abducted from a Queens supermarket Thursday, but police are still searching for the suspect, police sources say.
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