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Viral CCTV Shows Attempted Baby Abduction on Utah TRAX Platform

Police say 56-year-old Benjamin Dillman remains in custody without bail.

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Man Attempts To Kidnap Child In Stroller At US Railway Platform, Runs Away When Bystanders Intervene; Arrested- VIDEO
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Overview

  • Surveillance video from July 29 shows a man approach a woman with a stroller on a Salt Lake County TRAX platform, declare "This is my baby," and try to unbuckle the restraint.
  • The mother is struck as she resists, and bystanders rush in, pushing the man away before he flees the scene.
  • Utah Transit Authority Police identified the suspect from the footage and arrested him shortly after the incident.
  • Arrest records identify the man as Benjamin Dillman, 56, who is held at the Salt Lake County Jail on a no-bail warrant.
  • An officer described the conduct as "particularly brazen" and cited his lack of a fixed address in recommending no release; Fox News later posted the clip on X, where it spread widely.