Chula Vista Police Arrest Man for Attempted Kidnapping at Children’s Clothing Store – NBC 7 San Diego

On the last day of business, Little Kid’s Wear experienced an attempted kidnapping at its Broadway store in Chula Vista. The store has since moved to another location on Palomar Street.

The emergency call to the police came in on Saturday shortly before 1 p.m.

“I was very scared when I saw all the police,” said Francisco Leyva, manager of Little Kid’s Wear. “I said, ‘What happened?’ Then I went over and saw the man lying outside in handcuffs.”

Leyva tried to greet 23-year-old Christopher Bullock before he was arrested, but left the store to get something for a customer.

While he was away, Bullock wandered aimlessly around the store, Leyva said.

Police said Bullock stopped by a mother who was holding her 2-year-old son. The mother, who wishes to remain anonymous, said Bullock yelled at her to give him her child before grabbing her arm and causing her to scream.

“The woman ran to the cash register with the baby and the guy chased her,” Leyva said. “She came over and jumped over the steps. David, the manager, was here, thank God. He went over and they stopped the guy. He said, ‘You’re not going to be hurt because I’m here.'”

Leyva said workers asked Bullock to leave, but he wouldn’t leave. They called police, and Bullock has been in custody ever since. Leyva said this was the worst incident at the store, but there have been many others in the five years he’s worked there.

“People used to urinate and do other things, there was garbage, they slept outside and broke windows,” he said.

Leyva also said that nothing had happened so far in his previous reports.

He wants more protection for companies and customers.

“Why do we have to wait until something bad happens to the people, to the customers, to us, you know, the citizens?” he said.

“I don’t know their story. Everyone has a story. I can’t say anything bad about them because I don’t know what happened to these people – but I’m sure there are authorities, the government – that can do something for them.”

Bullock is due in court on Wednesday to answer the attempted kidnapping charge and is being held at Central Jail on $100,000 bail.