Another good news story... this one from about a month ago... On the evening of October 5, a group of little girls were playing outside in Fresno California. A man in an old pickup truck drove up, spoke to them in Spanish and told them if they got in his truck he would take them to the dollar store to buy some candy. One 8 year old girl approached the man while the others walked away. Bystanders yelled at the girl to get away, but the man grabbed her into his truck and drove up. The mother, who wasn't far away, ran after the truck but couldn't catch it.
The police were called, and it was all over the news. In the early morning of October 6, a man named Victor Perez was standing outside, talking with his cousin about the abduction, which he had seen on the news the night before. A truck drove by... it matched the description of the suspect's truck... and Victor jumped into his truck and gave chase. He tried several times to block the pickup truck, but the man would not stop... Finally, Victor managed to get the truck to stop and the girl left the truck. Victor stayed with the girl, calling to bystanders for a blanket... Having gotten a partial license plate number, Victor gave that to the police, who caught the suspect a short while later.
Is Victor a hero? Undoubtedly. He paid attention and stepped into action when he say an opportunity. He probably saved this little girl's life. A lesson to all of us to be vigilant... to pay attention... and to act...
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