Police Hunt Man Who Snatched Tarzana Girl From Her Bed

Police Thursday are asking for the public's help in locating a male suspected of entering a residence in Tarzana and taking a young girl from her bed.

The suspect entered an open patio door of the home in the area of Miranda Street and Reseda Boulevard early Monday morning, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department.

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The child cried out for help, alerting her mother, who ran outside and found her in the rear patio area, police said.

The suspect attempted to sexually assault the victim, a 6-year-old girl who lives in a first-floor apartment in a complex in the 5700 block of Reseda Boulevard, according to KCAL9.

The girl's mother told the station that she found her terrified daughter, scratched, bruised and wrapped in a blanket, standing outside the patio.

The suspect wore a black and white mask, a dark shirt, black and red pants and dark boots, police said.

Anyone with information about the case was urged to call police at (877) LAPD-24-7. Anonymous tips can be made by calling Crime Stoppers at (800) 222- TIPS.

-- City News Service