The suspect broke into the home, entered the girl's bedroom, blindfolded her and she began fighting off her attacker, a news release says.

The 56-year-old installed a washer and dryer at their home days before the attempted kidnapping, officials say

Thomas Gallegos, 56, was accused of a late-night break-in at the family's home days after he helped install their washer and dryer, authorities said.

Officers say he blindfolded the girl and when she fought back he hit her in head and tried to choke her. The man allegedly ran off with the girl's phone before police officers arr

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.

A man has been arrested after he allegedly broke into an eight-year-old girl's bedroom in Colorado and tried to kidnap her before she fought back. Thomas Gallegos, 56, was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of attempted kidnapping,

The child was in her bedroom in Sterling, Colorado, in the early hours of October 15, when the suspect, already wearing a cloth clown mask, entered the room intending to abduct her