Woman charged with abducting 4 girls at knifepoint from Manteno park

Woman charged after allegedly abducting 4 girls at knifepoint in Manteno

A 47-year-old woman allegedly abducted four girls from a park in Manteno by threating them with a knife. Police say she drive them around, even to her house, before dropping them off at another park.

CHICAGO - A woman was charged with abducting four girls from a park in Manteno at knifepoint Monday.

Anita Diaz, 47, allegedly took the girls from a park around 2 p.m. She threatened them with knife and forced them into her car.

Diaz then took the girls to multiple locations in the Bourbonnais and Manteno area, including her residence. Just before 5 p.m., she dropped the victims off at a park in Manteno, police say.

The victims, who had not been reported as missing, told police about the abduction. The girls were unharmed and returned to their parents.