Clown mask-wearing suspect tried to kidnap an 8-year-old from her Colorado bedroom, cops say - The 56-year-old installed a washer and dryer at their home days before the attempted kidnapping, official

According to the arrest affidavit, Gallegos is suspected of breaking into a home on Oct. 15 in Sterling. It happened in the middle of the night on Walnut Street, and the man was allegedly wearing a cloth clown mask. The man then went into the bedroom of an 8-year-old girl and attempted to kidnap her.

The victim's neighbor, Thomas Gallegos, 56, was arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnapping, assault, child abuse and burglary, police in the city of Sterling, northeast of Denver, said Saturday. Gallegos had helped the girl's family install a washer and ...

Thomas Gallegos, 56, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of burglary, assault, attempted kidnapping and child abuse, the Sterling Police Department said.

The suspect broke into the home, entered the girl's bedroom, blindfolded her and she began fighting off her attacker, police said.

An 8-year-old girl bravely fought back against a would-be kidnapper wearing a clown mask during a terrifying late-night break-in, according to authorities. The young child – who has not been publicly identified – told cops that the attacker came into her room at her family’s home in Sterling in the early hours of Oct.

An eight-year-old girl in Colorado bravely fought off an assailant who attempted to kidnap her from her bedroom, according to the Sterling Police Department. The girl was attacked by an unknown male who had entered her room.