Mesa Police have detained a man following an incident at Phoenix Walmart, in which an eight-year-old girl was allegedly groped. The woman told police that she had been walking with her daughter when the suspect approached her, grabbed her by the arm and pulled her into his car, according to police. A surveillance video revealed Hammer followed the child and her mother around the store for half an hour, approaching the girl twice. He was spotted the following day in a branch of Target, and arrested for attempted kidnapping and attempted child molestation.
Mesa Police have detained a man following an incident at Phoenix Walmart, in which an eight-year-old girl was allegedly groped. Alan David Hammer was recognized by a citizen after police issued an appeal on social media. A surveillance video revealed Hammer followed the child and her mother around the store for half an hour, approaching the girl twice. He was spotted the following day in a branch of Target, and arrested for attempted kidnapping and attempted child molestation.