Brooklyn Heights baby kidnapper arrested again in NYC
Tara Anne McDonald caused panic in 2002
An unhinged baby-kidnapper who created a panic among parents in Brooklyn Heights almost a dozen years ago was arrested on Friday for attempting to snatch another baby, this time in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.
Tara Anne McDonald, 46, was arrested for allegedly attempting to kidnap an 8-month-old boy on Thursday at roughly 3:45 p.m., on Eighth Avenue near 17th Street. According to news reports, a UPS employee, himself a dad, intervened in the kidnapping attempt.
NYPD spokesperson Detective James Duffy told the Brooklyn Eagle that McDonald tried to snatch the baby as he was being pushed in a stroller by his nanny. McDonald fled south along Eighth Avenue. The NYPD issued a bulletin with her photo.