Naples Park community rallies together amid recent abduction attempts

Community members want answers after investigators say an unknown man tried to abduct four different women in Naples Park recently.

The sheriff’s office has been passing out fliers of a police sketch of a man accused of attacking a woman and trying to get three others into a van. All the victims report it happened while they were jogging around the Naples Park area in North Naples.

Marsha Oenick has lived in Naples Park for six years, and she’s now president of the Naples Park Area Association.

“It’s a very friendly neighborhood, close to Vanderbilt Beach, close to a lot of amenities,” Oenick said.

The news that a man might have tried to abduct four women in Naples Park was shocking.

“We’re a low-crime area, so it was a little surprising to hear this news, very surprising,” Oenick said.

Before these reported attempted kidnappings, the concerns in the community were not as worrisome.

“We’d like people to go slower on the streets,” Oenick said.

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