Central Park: Police Apprehend Woman Wanted In Attempted Playground Kidnapping

Police lead attempted kidnapping suspect Cecile Jackson, 35, from the Central Park Pct. yesterday.  Jackson was taken to a hospital for psychological evaluation, and then later arraigned on an attempted kidnapping charge. 

Manhattan

By Geoffrey Croft

Police arrested the suspect wanted in last week's attempted playground kidnapping in Central Park.

The woman was identified as Cecile Jackson, 35 who has no known address. 

The woman has apprehended after she approached two women sitting on a park bench with their children on Central Park West between 85th and 84th Street on Tuesday around 7 p.m.

Jackson began speaking incoherently and waved for their children to come over to her.

The women flagged down police. 

She is charged with one count of Attempted Kidnapping in the Second Degree stemming from the May 12th  incident where police say she tried to remove a two-year-old boy from Heckscher Playground. 

The boy's nanny was pushing his sister in a swing when the suspect removed him from a "bucket swing, held the child, and attempted to walk out of the park, screaming (in substance): THIS IS NOT YOUR KID," according to the complaint.

The child's nanny stopped the suspect from exiting the park and removed the child from the suspect's arms. 

jackson's next court date is June 18th. 

Cecile Jackson after her arrest.


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Central Park: Woman Wanted For Attempted Abduction Of Boy, 2, In Heckscher Playground

Police released a sketch of the suspect wanted for the attempted abduction of a 2-year-old boy in  Heckscher Playground on May 12, 2015 at 10:30 in Central Park. The child's nanny stopped the suspect from exiting the park and removed the child from the suspect's arms. 

The suspect is described a black female, approximately 32 years-old, 5'2", 140 pounds with short curly black hair and was last seen wearing dark colored pants.

Manhattan

The New York City Police Department is asking the public's assistance identifying the suspect wanted for an attempted abduction within the confines of the Central Park Precinct. Details are as follows:

On May 12, 2015 at 10:30 the suspect entered the Heckscher playground, located within Central Park, where she picked up a 2 year old boy, who was seated on a swing and attempted to exit the park.  

The child's nanny, a 27 year-old female who was pushing the victim's brother on an adjacent swing, stopped the suspect from exiting the park and removed the child from the suspect's arms.  

The victim was uninjured and the suspect fled the location in an unknown direction.  The incident was reported to police on May 14, 2015.

The suspect is described a black female, approximately 32 years-old, 5'2", 140 pounds with short curly black hair and was last seen wearing dark colored pants.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.