Child Abduction Digest 8-11-12

Phoenix, AR
Phoenix police said they arrested a man suspected of attacking and trying to abduct a 15-year-old girl early Wednesday morning.

Robert Lawrence Allaire, 23, was arrested Thursday after he was seen leaving a home in the area of West South Mountain and South Seventh avenues in Phoenix, near the area where the girl said the attempted abduction took place, according to Officer James Holmes of the Phoenix Police Department.

The teen was walking along West Winston Drive about 6:15 a.m. when Allaire allegedly jumped from an alleyway, grabbed her from behind and tried to pull her into the alley, Holmes said.

The victim was able to break free and strike her abductor in the face. She escaped, but lost her eyeglasses in the process, Holmes said.

The girl reported what happened to her mother, who called police.