The student said she was walking across the parking lot when an older white man grabbed her arm and tried to pull her toward him and into his vehicle. However, the student elbowed the man and ran across the street to her high school.
A Simi Valley High School student fought off her would-be kidnapper after he tried to pull her into his vehicle.
Police described the suspect as a white man in his mid to late 40s with grey hair. Police said he is of medium build and about 5-foot-10-inches tall. According to the Simi Valley Police Department, the attempted kidnapping happened at about 2 p.m. on Tuesday in the Harley's Valley Bowl parking lot which is across the street from the high school.
"She had the presence of mind to go back to campus, not run away somewhere else, and to find adults on campus so that we could help her," said Finch."I'm very proud of how she handled it. We all are."Simi Valley PD
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