Sunday, October 18, 2026 4:38AM
Fresno police arrested an unhoused woman accused of kidnapping a child at a northwest Fresno park.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Fresno police arrested an unhoused woman accused of kidnapping a child at a northwest Fresno park.
Friday evening, officers were flagged down by two people at Lions Skate Park on Marks and Emerson Avenues.
They told police a nine-year-old boy appeared visibly frightened while being pulled by 55-year-old Debbie Blancas.
The witnesses say they were able to remove the child from Blanca’s grasp.
The suspect left and was later found by police.
Officers say Blancas lured the child using a small dog and pulled him away from the park.
Blancas was arrested for kidnapping and false imprisonment.
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