Wisconsin girl fights off potential abductor with Valentine's candy

Police in West Allis are investigating after a little girl was grabbed on her way to school Thursday morning. They say a Valentine's Day gift may have saved her life.

A fifth-grader was on her way to school when a man in an SUV approached and asked for directions. When the girl ignored him, the suspect followed, pulled over and got out.

Police said the man grabbed and pulled the girl by her wrist which may have worked if not for a holiday present in her hand.

The girl struck the man with a bag of candy, causing him to let go. She ran safely to school.

Officers in the area are still looking for the man.