Authorities search for man who allegedly tried to kidnap 8-year-old girl from Whitman driveway

By Matt Rocheleau, Globe Correspondent

Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly attempted to kidnap an 8-year-old girl from her grandparent’s driveway in Whitman on Saturday night, town police said in a statement.

The man went up to the girl and attempted to pull her from the driveway along Washington Street shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday, the statement from Whitman Police said.

She freed herself, screamed and ran toward the house.

The man then ran south on Washington Street, police said.

He is described as being a dark-skinned black man, about 30 to 40 years old, with a thin build and between 6 feet, one inch and 6 feet, four inches tall, the statement said. He has pink scarring on his face and was wearing a black shirt, black pants with a wallet chain and a black baseball hat.

State Police troopers, including members of the K-9 unit, along with officers from Whitman, Hanson, East Bridgewater, Brockton and the Plymouth County Sheriff Department searched the area, but did not find the man, according to the statement.

Whitman Police ask anyone with information to contact the department at 781-447-1212.

Matt Rocheleau can be reached at matthew.rocheleau@globe.com.