Police are searching for a man who allegedly attempted to kidnap a child outside of an Orange County school last week.

It happened on Thursday, Oct. 2, near Brookhurst Street and Bishop Place in Westminster, according to a news release from the Westminster Police Department.

Officers were called to the area after learning of an attempted kidnapping that had allegedly happened earlier in the day. They learned that the victim, only described as a juvenile, was leaving school on foot at around 3:40 p.m. when she walked by a man who was sitting in a car.

The man asked the girl for directions, and while they spoke, he "exposed his genitals to the victim," police said.

"The suspect then exited his vehicle and told the victim several times to get in his vehicle," said WPD's release. "He block

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