NORTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man is accused of trying to lure a 10-year-old girl from the Waffle House in North Strabane Township after he nearly hit her with his car in the parking lot, police said.
Investigators said Humaid Alkindi, 23, almost hit the girl Monday while she was being dropped off by her grandfather. Once inside the restaurant, Alkindi started talking to the girl.
According to a criminal complaint, Alkindi told the girl she was beautiful and looked like his girlfriend. He then asked the girl to look at pictures of his girlfriend on his phone to see the similarities.
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The girl walked away and Alkindi eventually left the restaurant, police said.
Later, the girl and a 12-year-old boy were standing outside the restaurant near a staff entrance when Alkindi came around the corner and asked the girl several times to get in his car before walking away, the complaint said.
The girl and boy went around the restaurant and again saw Alkindi. At that point, the boy yelled for the girl to run as fast as she could to tell an employee, police said.
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Even as the girl ran past Alkindi, he again told her to get into his car, the complaint said. He then told the boy to come to his car once the girl went inside the restaurant, the boy told police.
Alkindi left before police got to the restaurant, where he returned the next day and was arrested.
During an interview with police, Alkindi claimed he was going to give the girl $20 because he almost hit her in the parking lot.