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Brooklyn Police Arrest Woman for Attempted Child Kidnapping

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. police arrested Chrissy Payne, 47, for attempted kidnapping of a 4-year-old boy in Brooklyn.
The attempt happened outside a McDonald’s on Eastern Parkway near Utica Avenue in Crown Heights.
Off-duty officer Anyia James Roberts, the boy’s mother, retrieved the child and stopped Payne.
Payne was charged with attempted kidnapping and child-welfare endangerment.
The boy returned to school on Thursday after being shaken.

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U.S. police arrested Chrissy Payne, 47, for attempted kidnapping of a 4-year-old boy in Brooklyn.
The attempt happened outside a McDonald’s on Eastern Parkway near Utica Avenue in Crown Heights.
Off-duty officer Anyia James Roberts, the boy’s mother, retrieved the child and stopped Payne.
Payne was charged with attempted kidnapping and child-welfare endangerment.
The boy returned to school on Thursday after being shaken.