Texas Mom Warns Other Parents After Her Children's Alleged Near Kidnapping Was Caught on Camera

Genna Skolnik wants other parents to be alert after her boys were almost taken in front of the family home

A Dallas, Texas, mom is making sure other parents are aware of possible dangers after her sons were allegedly almost kidnapped in front of her family’s home.

On Tuesday, Aug. 13, Genna Skolnik shared home surveillance video with ABC News affiliate WFAA, which showed an alleged kidnapping attempt that happened the day prior.

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Skolnik’s two sons, Zachary and Jonathan, had been having a play date with several of their other 9-year-old friends in front of their home when two vehicles pulled up, and the occupants allegedly tried to talk the children into getting in.

Door camera footage showed the group immediately run into the Skolnik home as a man from one of the vehicles briefly chased them after he exited his SUV.

"I heard screaming and I thought, and I could hear commotion outside," Skolnik told Good Morning America on Thursday, Aug. 15.

The mother was joined by her two young sons for the televised interview.

"We get onto the sidewalk and we try to skip past and I hear the driver's telling my friends to get into their car," Zachary recalled.

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The group of kids knew not to engage with the strangers and quickly ran past the men, alerting Skolnik of the incident.

"I was the first one at the door screaming, 'Someone's trying to kidnap us!'" Zachary continued.

Her son Jonathan said the man who ran towards them had been trying to lure him into his SUV.

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"He said, 'There's a football in the back of the car.' And then, we should get in the back of the car. Then I said, 'I'm sorry. I don't talk to strangers and I ran away,' " Jonathan said.

All of the kids managed to evade the men, and Skolnik was able to get a photo of the driver’s license plates — which were shared on broadcasts on local news stations.

While authorities have not issued updates on the alleged kidnappers, a similar incident was caught on home security video miles away from Skolnik's home earlier that morning.

Shane Burke spoke to GMA after a teenaged girl was seen hiding behind his car, then knocking at his door, claiming a man had been following her in his car.

"She said that somebody that she didn't know had been following her, kind of gawking at her, staring at her, making her feel uncomfortable. She was extremely shook up," Burke said.

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According to GMA, at this time, authorities do not believe the two incidents are related.

ABC News’ Eva Pilgrim also shared advice for parents on how to protect their children this school year.

Tips include “no names on backpacks” that would allow strangers to “confuse” or manipulate your kids into thinking the stranger knows who they are. The reporter also suggested to “be careful how much information you’re sharing about your kids on social media,” such as not posting the school they attend.

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