There have been 2 attempted and 1 actual kidnapping in the general Thornton area since the start of the year... Thornton also happens to be one of the more "Diverse" parts of the metro area. Archive: https://archive.today/9Steg From the post: " A scare arose at a local school after a 12-year-old girl said she was followed by a stranger. This happened on Tuesday, right after class let out at Shadow Ridge Middle School in Thornton. FOX31 is not identifying the student for her safety but spoke to her parents. “She normally walks home with a group of kids from school, but that day in particular, she walked home alone,” said Melanie Lovato, her mother. It was news that greatly disturbed the sixth grader’s parents."