What's Going On In Carroll Park?

Hey Carroll Gardens Friends,

Just read the latest round of emails from the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association. Seems that there was a little scare with a potential child snatching in our favorite park yesterday. I am not an alarmist and cannot confirm if all the details are correct but hey, this is my park and I used to go there with my kids when they were small, so I am copying the email here.


Janna Bruner wrote:
I am writing this on behalf of Christine (Cole's mom in K-113) because she does not have computer access. She spoke with Giselle today and is was going to the 76th precinct to fill out a report. Her 4 year old daughter was being lured out of the playground at Carroll Park yesterday by a white man, skinny, nondescript, possibly in his 30s with a baseball cap and sunglasses on. He has a very cute, small puppy (some kind of shiitsu mix). The man was talking to a number of mothers saying he comes to carroll park reguarly, despite no one in retrospect, having seen him there before. He was in the big kids playground area with his dog but NO child. Later, he quietly asked the little girl to come with him to get a drink for the puppy and she followed him out, however, when the mother realized she called her daughter back to her and the guy took off. Please alert everyone that you know to be extra vigilant for all of our children.