The suspect engaged with the mother in a conversation and offered her money for her daughter. The suspect then attempted to grab and pull the girl by her hair towards him.
“We do the science and they do the suspects,” said Larry Langford, spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department, of the distinct roles both the police and fire departments play while investigating arson.
The Communities United canvassers are part of the Chicago Flats Initiative, organizations working to save the city’s dwindling supply of two- to four-flat buildings.