"I found her on the balcony. She was just screaming, and I thought that she had a nightmare or something," said the girl's mother, who only wants to be identified as Eva.
Eva said she still can't believe her 6-year-old daughter was nearly kidnapped by a man who jumped over a concrete wall and broke into the family's first-floor apartment.
"She said that she came inside or was sleeping altogether and he grabbed her with a blanket, which I found on the balcony as well. He was trying to push her over the porch," said Eva. "She said that he had like goggles or a mask, something like that."
Police say the little girl's cries scared the brazen suspect away. A neighbor reported seeing a man fleeing from the apartment complex on Reseda Boulevard around 1:45 a.m. Monday.
Police say the suspect got in through an open patio door. The suspect is described as wearing a black and white mask, dark shirt, black and red pants and dark boots. The attempted kidnapping has residents in the complex on edge.
"We never have that in this building before. This is the first time. It's scary for everybody," said resident Louise Nordoff.
Eva says she has no idea who would want to take her daughter and believes the little girl was specifically targeted. She is grateful her daughter escaped.
"I think it's somebody who was watching us every time because she is beautiful, adorable," said Eva.
Anyone with information was asked to contact police at (877) LAPD-24-7.
