A suspect in Thursday’s report of an attempted kidnapping has come forward.

On Thursday, April 30, at about 4:11 p.m., officers responded to a report of an attempted kidnapping near the area of Camino del Vara and Camino Bella Rosa. An elementary-aged juvenile reported that two male teenagers offered her candy and then attempted to kidnap her. One was in the driver’s seat while the other was in the bed of the truck.

During the investigation, officers learned that the juvenile was out playing with her siblings in the neighborhood at the time of the incident. When her siblings were around the corner and out of view, a dark gray pickup truck drove out of the field to the west of the neighborhood.

The juvenile said that a teenager riding in the truck bed called her explicit names and then stated, “I have candy.” Reportedly, he then acted like he was going to climb out of the truck bed, at which point the juvenile girl screamed and ran towards her siblings. She said the driver never spoke to her, and the teenagers in the truck then left the area.

It was confirmed that neither teenager exited the vehicle nor touched the child, and there were no injuries reported or medical attention required.

A citizen who lives nearby later provided home surveillance footage to police of a dark gray truck passing his residence. The video did not capture driver details or a license plate. However, one of the suspects came forward on Friday and provided a statement and information on the other suspect, saying that the incident was a misunderstanding and not an attempted kidnapping.

This is an ongoing investigation and anyone with information about the suspects or the incident is asked to contact Officer Joshua Colon at (520) 452-7500.