The sheriff’s office said the victim in this case “did everything right” by screaming, fighting and attracting attention. The agency’s Women Against Violent Encounters program, led by female law enforcement officers, educates women on threat awareness and basic self-defense techniques.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — A warrant out of Broward County has been issued for the arrest of the man accused of attempting to kidnap a woman outside of a St. Augustine business.

“Deputies learned the male suspect committed a robbery inside the business, then forcefully removed a female employee from the store, and dragged her outside where he began to push her into his vehicle. The victim fought her attacker and attracted the attention of a nearby citizen who came to her aid.”

A disturbing attempted kidnapping caught on camera has sparked a renewed focus on personal safety and self-defense in Northeast Florida.