Omar “Big O” Cruickshank, owner and head instructor of Crush Crew Jiu-jitsu in Flourtown, will be holding a free self-defense seminar for teenage girls from 2:00pm to 3:30pm on Friday, December 29 at Wissahickon Valley Public Library Ambler Branch, 209 Race Street.

Walk-ins are welcomed at the event. To RSVP, you can click here.

So far, Crush Crew has offered five sessions, including a class in August in Glenside and another in September in Abington.

The series is Cruickshank’s response to the attempted kidnapping at the Willow Grove Park Mall on July 12, in which 44-year-old Khalil Evans, who was later arrested and charged, tried to abduct a 14-year-old girl.

His efforts were recently covered by 6ABC:

For more information on classes and Crush Crew Jiu-Jitsu, located at 1521 Bethlehem Pike, you can visit their Facebook page and website. 

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