OAKLAND PARK, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — BOCA RATON — Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating an attempted kidnapping reported Sunday evening in Oakland Park and are asking the public to help identify and locate the suspect.
BSO said detectives with its Special Victims Unit are working the case after an 11-year-old boy reported a man tried to kidnap him near the 4100 block of Northwest 21st Avenue.
Investigators said the incident happened at about 5:12 p.m. on Sunday, April 12.
According to investigators, the child told detectives a male subject dressed in all black placed his hand around the boy’s mouth and grabbed him. The suspect then walked with the child, investigators said, before the child managed to escape.
Detectives said the suspect was last seen riding a purple bike.
BSO Special Victims Unit detectives are the lead agency handling the investigation. The department is asking anyone who may have seen the suspect, recognizes the description, or has other information to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Special Victims Unit Detective Eric Wilson at 954-321-4460 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch app.
People who want to remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward can contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477), go online to browardcrimestoppers.org, or dial **TIPS (8477) from any cellphone in the United States.
BSO said tips that lead to an arrest in the case are eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.
Residents should watch for updates from BSO as detectives work to identify the suspect and ask anyone with relevant information to report it.
