{"id":351804,"date":"2026-09-20T18:20:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T18:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/351804\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T18:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T18:20:26","slug":"woman-charged-in-attempted-kidnapping-of-4-year-old-in-crown-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/351804\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman charged in attempted kidnapping of 4-year-old in Crown Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) &#8212; A woman has been arrested and charged in the attempted abduction of a 4-year-old boy outside a McDonald&#8217;s in Crown Heights, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police identified the suspect as Chrissy Payne, 47, of Brooklyn. She was arrested late Friday and charged with attempted kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Authorities say Payne is the woman seen on surveillance video approaching the child outside the restaurant on Eastern Parkway earlier this week. Investigators allege she tried to walk the boy across the street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The child&#8217;s grandmother was watching him at the time, and his mother, a New York City police officer, was also nearby and quickly intervened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">* <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/brooklyn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">More Brooklyn news<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">* <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/7ny.tv\/submitnewstip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Send us a news tip<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">* <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">*<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/apps\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Download our connected TV app<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><br class=\" \"\/>Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness News<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? 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