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Diego Gettler charged with kidnapping in incident at STEM Launch in Thornton

A man accused of trying to kidnap a young student outside a school has been charged with second-degree kidnapping. Suspect Diego James Gettler, 28, was arrested on Monday in connection to a recent attempted child abduction in Thornton.

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THORNTON POLICE

Gettler was booked into Adams County Jail. 

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Diego Gettler  Adams County

Gettler is accused of trying to take a child at the STEM Launch education center on Pecos Street on Sept. 23. A 10-year-old girl reported a man grabbed her outside the school, and police say she resisted the attack, and the suspect ran.

Anyone with more information can call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 (STOP).

RELATED: Thornton Police release new pictures of alleged would-be child abductor and his car in attempt to locate him

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