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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 12-8-12
Riverhead student avoids possible abduction outside Pulaski Street - Riverhead News
Maywood man, 48, charged in sex assault, attempted kidnapping of teen girls - Chicago Tribune
Eugene elementary school student reports abduction attempt - Registerguard.com
Maywood man, 48, charged in sex assault, attempted kidnapping of teen girls - Chicago Tribune
Eugene elementary school student reports abduction attempt - Registerguard.com
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 12-5-12
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 10-8-12
Cherokee, IA
Just before noon Thursday, the Cherokee Police Department says it responded to an attempted abduction incident near the city's Central Park by Fareway.
Authorities say a 22-year-old adult male reported he was approached by a male suspect driving a silver van. The driver asked the young man where he was going, and told to "get in the car". The victim tells police he refused, and continued walking to work. The suspect turned around and drove away without any further contact.
The following is a release from Cherokee CSD Superintendent John Chalstrom:
In order to provide accurate information and prevent the spread of erroneous rumors, I would like to clarify reports that have been circulating in the school and community regarding a possible child abduction.
There was no attempt to abduct a student of the Cherokee CSD. This morning, local law enforcement received a report from an adult who claimed to have been stopped by a gentleman in his 50's and told to get in his van. The adult did not get in the van, reported to work, and contacted law enforcement nearly an hour later.
Sioux City, IA
Someone has reported a possible abduction to the Sioux City Police Department. Police were called to the area of Military Road and Prescott Street at about 6pm on Thursday.
The person said she saw a 12-year-old girl being pulled into a van. The girl had brown hair and a gray T-shirt with shorts.
The van was described as a white boxy type van with dark windows. There was blue writing on the passenger side.
Greensburg, IN
A Greensburg teenager was arrested Thursday after police said she lied about being abducted earlier in the week.
Eighteen-year-old Tina Anne Dixon was charged with false reporting, a Class A misdemeanor.
On Monday at approximately 10:13 p.m., police say Dixon called 911 to report she was a victim of an abduction on Freeland Road, near the Greensburg Walmart. Dixon also reported she was let out of the vehicle on State Road 3, approximately six miles north of Greensburg.
Police said Dixon reported two males in a black pick-up truck abducted her and inappropriately touched her while she was in the vehicle.
Investigators say Dixon falsified her statement and that the abduction did not occur. Greensburg police said Walmart provided valuable video surveillance used in the investigation. Police say Dixon has not given a reason for why she filed the false report.
Fresno, CA
The California Highway Patrol has lifted an Amber Alert after a Central Valley father who allegedly failed to take his two children to school was found and arrested.
The children, ages 9 and 6, were found safe at about 1:30 p.m. Friday.
The CHP located their father, Phillip Tumilty Sr., near the Central California town of Atwater, about 35 miles from where the children were allegedly abducted earlier in the day after a domestic dispute. The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department reported that Tumilty had argued with his ex-wife. He said he would take the children to school, but allegedly never did.
San Mateo, CA
A San Francisco man charged with abducting a 9-year-old girl from a bathroom at an elementary school in San Mateo last month has been charged with 10 additional felonies in connection with an incident that took place at a Daly City school earlier this year, the district attorney said. Bradley Mrazek, 25, standing in red inmate clothes behind glass, appeared briefly in San Mateo County Superior Court this afternoon when the new charges were announced. Mrazek has been identified as a man who allegedly entered a bathroom at George Washington Elementary School in March and tried to take pictures of girls using the facilities, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said. The girls heard clicking noises coming from a stall and reported it to a teacher, Wagstaffe said.
Weathersfield, OH
Weathersfield police said they are looking for information after a man
tried to abduct a 10-year-old girl walking home from Mineral Ridge
Middle School on Thursday.
Police Chief Joe Consiglio said the girl was walking home at about 2:45 p.m. in the 1300 block of Depot Street when a man pulled up next to the girl and tried to coax her into his white van by offering her a ride home.
Consiglio said the girl ran home safely.
The man was described as white, 30 to 40 years old with a bald head and was unshaven. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the sleeves cut off and had tattoos all over his arms, including one that was either wings or a Harley-Davidson logo.
San Bernadino, CA
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies are on the hunt for a sexual predator they say tried to abduct an 11-year-old girl Wednesday afternoon.
Authorities said the attempted abduction occurred in Highland, near Sterling Avenue and Baseline Streets.
CBS2 and KCAL9 reporter Greg Mills said the suspect tried to pull the girl into a van but she was able to pull away.
Mills spoke to concerned parents, including Martiza Beasley, a Highland resident. “It’s scary to know there are people out here going around and doing this to kids.”
Wichita, KSA 13-year-old girl walking to school on Monday morning told police two men in an SUV attempted to abduct her at knifepoint, according to police.
Just before noon Thursday, the Cherokee Police Department says it responded to an attempted abduction incident near the city's Central Park by Fareway.
Authorities say a 22-year-old adult male reported he was approached by a male suspect driving a silver van. The driver asked the young man where he was going, and told to "get in the car". The victim tells police he refused, and continued walking to work. The suspect turned around and drove away without any further contact.
The following is a release from Cherokee CSD Superintendent John Chalstrom:
In order to provide accurate information and prevent the spread of erroneous rumors, I would like to clarify reports that have been circulating in the school and community regarding a possible child abduction.
There was no attempt to abduct a student of the Cherokee CSD. This morning, local law enforcement received a report from an adult who claimed to have been stopped by a gentleman in his 50's and told to get in his van. The adult did not get in the van, reported to work, and contacted law enforcement nearly an hour later.
Sioux City, IA
Someone has reported a possible abduction to the Sioux City Police Department. Police were called to the area of Military Road and Prescott Street at about 6pm on Thursday.
The person said she saw a 12-year-old girl being pulled into a van. The girl had brown hair and a gray T-shirt with shorts.
The van was described as a white boxy type van with dark windows. There was blue writing on the passenger side.
Greensburg, IN
A Greensburg teenager was arrested Thursday after police said she lied about being abducted earlier in the week.
Eighteen-year-old Tina Anne Dixon was charged with false reporting, a Class A misdemeanor.
On Monday at approximately 10:13 p.m., police say Dixon called 911 to report she was a victim of an abduction on Freeland Road, near the Greensburg Walmart. Dixon also reported she was let out of the vehicle on State Road 3, approximately six miles north of Greensburg.
Police said Dixon reported two males in a black pick-up truck abducted her and inappropriately touched her while she was in the vehicle.
Investigators say Dixon falsified her statement and that the abduction did not occur. Greensburg police said Walmart provided valuable video surveillance used in the investigation. Police say Dixon has not given a reason for why she filed the false report.
Fresno, CA
The California Highway Patrol has lifted an Amber Alert after a Central Valley father who allegedly failed to take his two children to school was found and arrested.
The children, ages 9 and 6, were found safe at about 1:30 p.m. Friday.
The CHP located their father, Phillip Tumilty Sr., near the Central California town of Atwater, about 35 miles from where the children were allegedly abducted earlier in the day after a domestic dispute. The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department reported that Tumilty had argued with his ex-wife. He said he would take the children to school, but allegedly never did.
San Mateo, CA
A San Francisco man charged with abducting a 9-year-old girl from a bathroom at an elementary school in San Mateo last month has been charged with 10 additional felonies in connection with an incident that took place at a Daly City school earlier this year, the district attorney said. Bradley Mrazek, 25, standing in red inmate clothes behind glass, appeared briefly in San Mateo County Superior Court this afternoon when the new charges were announced. Mrazek has been identified as a man who allegedly entered a bathroom at George Washington Elementary School in March and tried to take pictures of girls using the facilities, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said. The girls heard clicking noises coming from a stall and reported it to a teacher, Wagstaffe said.
Weathersfield, OH
Police Chief Joe Consiglio said the girl was walking home at about 2:45 p.m. in the 1300 block of Depot Street when a man pulled up next to the girl and tried to coax her into his white van by offering her a ride home.
Consiglio said the girl ran home safely.
The man was described as white, 30 to 40 years old with a bald head and was unshaven. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the sleeves cut off and had tattoos all over his arms, including one that was either wings or a Harley-Davidson logo.
San Bernadino, CA
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies are on the hunt for a sexual predator they say tried to abduct an 11-year-old girl Wednesday afternoon.
Authorities said the attempted abduction occurred in Highland, near Sterling Avenue and Baseline Streets.
CBS2 and KCAL9 reporter Greg Mills said the suspect tried to pull the girl into a van but she was able to pull away.
Mills spoke to concerned parents, including Martiza Beasley, a Highland resident. “It’s scary to know there are people out here going around and doing this to kids.”
Wichita, KSA 13-year-old girl walking to school on Monday morning told police two men in an SUV attempted to abduct her at knifepoint, according to police.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Second Teen Reports Abduction, Assault
Greensburg, IN
Greensburg police are investigating a second reported abduction and sexual assault in as many weeks.
In both cases, the victims say they were forced into a two-door, black Dodge pick-up truck by two white men. They're described as around 50 years old and heavyset.
Police say they're not ready to say the two cases are related; at this point they're investigating them separately.
The latest case involves an 18 year old Decatur County woman, who was waiting for a ride in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Greensburg around 10 Monday night.
Safe Havens, International
Greensburg police are investigating a second reported abduction and sexual assault in as many weeks.
In both cases, the victims say they were forced into a two-door, black Dodge pick-up truck by two white men. They're described as around 50 years old and heavyset.
Police say they're not ready to say the two cases are related; at this point they're investigating them separately.
The latest case involves an 18 year old Decatur County woman, who was waiting for a ride in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Greensburg around 10 Monday night.
Safe Havens, International
Friday, September 14, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 9-14-12
Orinda, CA
On Thursday, a 15-year-old girl was walking her dog near her Orinda home at about 7:45 p.m. when a man pulled up alongside her in a black, older model four-door sedan, Orinda police Sgt. Neil Rafanan said. He did not give a street name.
The man allegedly asked the girl where she was going. When she said she was walking home, he told her to get in his car, Rafanan said.
The girl refused and the man got out of the car and grabbed her, Rafanan said. The girl fought her way free and fled, he said. She was not harmed and did not initially report to police that she'd been grabbed.
New York
Police in Port Jervis and the Town of Newburgh are looking into two separate kidnapping attempts on young girls.
In the first, in Port Jervis, a man in a red minivan with New Jersey plates tried to lure a middle-school girl in as she walked home from school Thursday, according to the school district's website.
She was walking on Pennsylvania Avenue around 2:15 p.m. when the man stopped her and reportedly asked her several times if she wanted a ride.
The school district sent a letter home with students about the incident on Friday, and district officials urge parents to talk about it with their kids and review safety tips.
In the Town of Newburgh, near the Montgomery town line around 5 p.m. Friday, a man grabbed a 5-year-old girl from behind.
But her sister helped her get away from him.
Then, he took off in a vehicle, possibly a dark-colored pickup, headed east on Route 17K.
The man was described as thin, white and in his 40s with short dark hair, a white T-shirt and brown shorts.
St. Joseph, MO
Police are investigating what they think was an abduction attempt of a 10-year-old working safety patrol near an elementary school.
The child said someone approached the location he was patrolling just before 9 a.m. Tuesday near South 29th and Duncan streets and told him to get in their vehicle.
The child grabbed another student and went toward Parkway Elementary to tell a teacher.
Spencer, IA
Police in Spencer, Iowa, want parents to keep an eye on their kids after an attempted abduction from a local school.
It happened shortly before one o'clock when-- police say-- a man, driving a mini-van, pulled up to Lincoln Elementary during recess, rolled his window down, and asked two fifth grade students to, "come here."
The two students refused, and at the same time two staff members saw what was going on, brought the students inside and called police. The van then drove off.
Janesville, WI
A 12-year-old girl was grabbed by a man Tuesday morning as she walked on a Janesville street, but the man fled when a car drove past, Janesville police reported.
The incident on Elizabeth Street was reported at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, according to a police news release.
The girl told police she was grabbed from behind by the suspect.
Detroit, MI
Detroit police and Detroit Public Schools are investigating the reported sexual assault of a 13-year-old who said he was abducted from Wayne Elementary School on Detroit’s east side Wednesday afternoon.
The incident is being investigated by the department's sex crimes unit, according to a statement this morning. DPS Spokesman Steve Wasko said the district's police investigators are examining footage from surveillance cameras.
The student was found by a resident on Lakepointe about 2 p.m. The resident, Lawrence Snider, said the child was wearing only underwear and a shirt. His hands were taped behind his back, he said.
Boynton Beach, FL
The mother of a Palm Beach County kindergartner at Galaxy Elementary says a school bus mix-up left her child in a stranger's hands.
"I was nervous about the bus to begin with, and I guess I should have listened to myself," said Melissa Berthiaume of Boynton Beach.
She says she was waiting at the usual afternoon drop off point, at the intersection of Winfield Road and Laurence Road in Boynton Beach, and when Aiden's bus pulled up, he wasn't on it.
"The bus driver comes over here, I say who I'm looking for, I say Aiden, he described him, he says,
Oh, lady over there just picked him up she said that she was his mother, " said Aiden's mom.
Berthiaume says that the bus driver went back, brought Aiden to her minutes later, saying Aiden was with a different woman who stopped Aiden from going with the supposed phony mom.
Fountain, CO
It was a close call for two children in Fountain Thursday, each who managed to narrowly escape a potential abduction in separate incidents.
In one case near Fountain Middle School off Highway 85/87, a 12-year-old was walking home from school when a strange truck began following him. When the boy heard the tires creeping up behind him, he grabbed his cell phone and texted his mom. The driver suddenly sped off.
In the second incident, around 4 p.m. on Fountain-Mesa Road near Mesa Ridge Parkway, the suspect actually stopped his car and told the child walking nearby to get in.
The child was able to run away.
Police
are stepping up patrol during the hours children walk to and from school
after a local teen reported a man possibly tried to abduct her.
On Thursday, a 15-year-old girl was walking her dog near her Orinda home at about 7:45 p.m. when a man pulled up alongside her in a black, older model four-door sedan, Orinda police Sgt. Neil Rafanan said. He did not give a street name.
The man allegedly asked the girl where she was going. When she said she was walking home, he told her to get in his car, Rafanan said.
The girl refused and the man got out of the car and grabbed her, Rafanan said. The girl fought her way free and fled, he said. She was not harmed and did not initially report to police that she'd been grabbed.
New York
Police in Port Jervis and the Town of Newburgh are looking into two separate kidnapping attempts on young girls.
In the first, in Port Jervis, a man in a red minivan with New Jersey plates tried to lure a middle-school girl in as she walked home from school Thursday, according to the school district's website.
She was walking on Pennsylvania Avenue around 2:15 p.m. when the man stopped her and reportedly asked her several times if she wanted a ride.
The school district sent a letter home with students about the incident on Friday, and district officials urge parents to talk about it with their kids and review safety tips.
In the Town of Newburgh, near the Montgomery town line around 5 p.m. Friday, a man grabbed a 5-year-old girl from behind.
But her sister helped her get away from him.
Then, he took off in a vehicle, possibly a dark-colored pickup, headed east on Route 17K.
The man was described as thin, white and in his 40s with short dark hair, a white T-shirt and brown shorts.
St. Joseph, MO
Police are investigating what they think was an abduction attempt of a 10-year-old working safety patrol near an elementary school.
The child said someone approached the location he was patrolling just before 9 a.m. Tuesday near South 29th and Duncan streets and told him to get in their vehicle.
The child grabbed another student and went toward Parkway Elementary to tell a teacher.
Spencer, IA
Police in Spencer, Iowa, want parents to keep an eye on their kids after an attempted abduction from a local school.
It happened shortly before one o'clock when-- police say-- a man, driving a mini-van, pulled up to Lincoln Elementary during recess, rolled his window down, and asked two fifth grade students to, "come here."
The two students refused, and at the same time two staff members saw what was going on, brought the students inside and called police. The van then drove off.
Janesville, WI
A 12-year-old girl was grabbed by a man Tuesday morning as she walked on a Janesville street, but the man fled when a car drove past, Janesville police reported.
The incident on Elizabeth Street was reported at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, according to a police news release.
The girl told police she was grabbed from behind by the suspect.
Detroit, MI
Detroit police and Detroit Public Schools are investigating the reported sexual assault of a 13-year-old who said he was abducted from Wayne Elementary School on Detroit’s east side Wednesday afternoon.
The incident is being investigated by the department's sex crimes unit, according to a statement this morning. DPS Spokesman Steve Wasko said the district's police investigators are examining footage from surveillance cameras.
The student was found by a resident on Lakepointe about 2 p.m. The resident, Lawrence Snider, said the child was wearing only underwear and a shirt. His hands were taped behind his back, he said.
Boynton Beach, FL
The mother of a Palm Beach County kindergartner at Galaxy Elementary says a school bus mix-up left her child in a stranger's hands.
"I was nervous about the bus to begin with, and I guess I should have listened to myself," said Melissa Berthiaume of Boynton Beach.
She says she was waiting at the usual afternoon drop off point, at the intersection of Winfield Road and Laurence Road in Boynton Beach, and when Aiden's bus pulled up, he wasn't on it.
"The bus driver comes over here, I say who I'm looking for, I say Aiden, he described him, he says,
Oh, lady over there just picked him up she said that she was his mother, " said Aiden's mom.
Berthiaume says that the bus driver went back, brought Aiden to her minutes later, saying Aiden was with a different woman who stopped Aiden from going with the supposed phony mom.
Fountain, CO
It was a close call for two children in Fountain Thursday, each who managed to narrowly escape a potential abduction in separate incidents.
In one case near Fountain Middle School off Highway 85/87, a 12-year-old was walking home from school when a strange truck began following him. When the boy heard the tires creeping up behind him, he grabbed his cell phone and texted his mom. The driver suddenly sped off.
In the second incident, around 4 p.m. on Fountain-Mesa Road near Mesa Ridge Parkway, the suspect actually stopped his car and told the child walking nearby to get in.
The child was able to run away.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 9-9-12
Winters, CA
Yolo County Sheriff’s deputies, investigating the attempted abduction of a 10 year-old boy in Winters, are asking for help from the public.
The boy was walking home from a fast food restaurant along Russell Boulevard near Brinley Drive around 6 p.m. Sunday, when a man in a gold-colored car stopped and told him to get in the vehicle, according to Sgt. Lance Faille.
Instead, the boy ran to a nearby home and the Sheriff’s Office was notified.
The boy, who said he’s never seen the man or his vehicle, was not hurt, Faille stated in a press release.
Newburgh, NY
Police this afternoon called off their investigation of a possible child abduction after determining that the kids who reported the incident had fabricated the entire story as a prank.
"We investigated every possible lead in determining whether the abduction had occurred with the interest of any possible victim in mind," the NPD said in a statement. "There is no indication that the abduction or any incident that could be perceived as an abduction had occurred."
Aurora, IL
Police have taken a 50-year-old man into custody and have cancelled a community alert that was issued after a report of an attempted child abduction Thursday morning on Aurora’s West Side.
A
student at Mountain View Middle School fought off a man who apparently
tried to kidnap her while walking home from school last Friday.
The man tried to grab the student by the arm, but she kicked him and managed to get away.
The suspect is described as a white male between the ages of 18-25, who weighs about 185 pounds.
The Beaumont Police Department is investigating the incident, and administrators and security personnel within the Beaumont Unified School District have been notified. School district officials say they will "continue to be vigilant in regard to all persons exhibiting suspicious behavior."
Port Jervis, NY
A Port Jervis Middle School student was approached Thursday on her way home from school by a man who may have tried to lure her into his van, school district officials said Friday.
The man, who was white, was driving a red minivan with New Jersey license plates. Officials said he stopped the girl at about 2:15 p.m. on Pennsylvania Avenue and reportedly asked her several times if she wanted a ride.
Chicago, IL
Two separate incidents of what first appeared to be incidents of attempted child abduction have caught the attention of police in Chicago and Aurora.
As WBBM Newsradio’s Dave Berner reports, Guardian Angels are patrolling and escorting students at Columbia Explorers Academy, at 45th Street and Kedzie Avenue in the Brighton Park neighborhood.
Yolo County Sheriff’s deputies, investigating the attempted abduction of a 10 year-old boy in Winters, are asking for help from the public.
The boy was walking home from a fast food restaurant along Russell Boulevard near Brinley Drive around 6 p.m. Sunday, when a man in a gold-colored car stopped and told him to get in the vehicle, according to Sgt. Lance Faille.
Instead, the boy ran to a nearby home and the Sheriff’s Office was notified.
The boy, who said he’s never seen the man or his vehicle, was not hurt, Faille stated in a press release.
Newburgh, NY
Police this afternoon called off their investigation of a possible child abduction after determining that the kids who reported the incident had fabricated the entire story as a prank.
"We investigated every possible lead in determining whether the abduction had occurred with the interest of any possible victim in mind," the NPD said in a statement. "There is no indication that the abduction or any incident that could be perceived as an abduction had occurred."
Aurora, IL
Police have taken a 50-year-old man into custody and have cancelled a community alert that was issued after a report of an attempted child abduction Thursday morning on Aurora’s West Side.
It was not clear Thursday afternoon whether charges
would be filed, as police were trying to determine exactly what
happened, police spokesman Dan Ferrelli said.
The West Aurora School District said that a
Jefferson Middle School student was approached by a possible abductor as
she walked to class at about 8:30 a.m.
The school district reported that the girl was approached by a man who grabbed her arm in the 1300 block of Monomoy Street.
The man tried to grab the student by the arm, but she kicked him and managed to get away.
The suspect is described as a white male between the ages of 18-25, who weighs about 185 pounds.
The Beaumont Police Department is investigating the incident, and administrators and security personnel within the Beaumont Unified School District have been notified. School district officials say they will "continue to be vigilant in regard to all persons exhibiting suspicious behavior."
Port Jervis, NY
A Port Jervis Middle School student was approached Thursday on her way home from school by a man who may have tried to lure her into his van, school district officials said Friday.
The man, who was white, was driving a red minivan with New Jersey license plates. Officials said he stopped the girl at about 2:15 p.m. on Pennsylvania Avenue and reportedly asked her several times if she wanted a ride.
Chicago, IL
Two separate incidents of what first appeared to be incidents of attempted child abduction have caught the attention of police in Chicago and Aurora.
As WBBM Newsradio’s Dave Berner reports, Guardian Angels are patrolling and escorting students at Columbia Explorers Academy, at 45th Street and Kedzie Avenue in the Brighton Park neighborhood.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 9-4-12
Las Vegas, NV
Green Valley High School senior Mariah Wilson was in sixth-period class when she and her classmates heard the news — fellow senior Melissa Duran had been kidnapped.
She has known Duran since sixth grade. Duran, 17, is sweet and outgoing; the person who bought people lunches when they didn’t have the money and diffused conflicts with peers through coffee and conversation rather than fights. The news of her kidnapping sent a ripple of panic throughout the classroom.
Maywood, IL
A registered sex offender was convicted this week of trying to abduct
a 12-year-old boy near a west suburban country club twice in 2011.
Jeffrey Jewitt, 30, was convicted Monday of one count of child abduction/luring and presence within a school zone by a registered sex offender, Cook County State’s Attorney’s office spokesman Andy Conklin said. He will be sentenced Sept. 26.
Las Vegas, NV
Less than 24 hours after she was kidnapped and held for ransom, SWAT officers rescued a Henderson teen a few hours before dawn Saturday.
They found her bound and blindfolded on the floor of a Las Vegas apartment, but she otherwise was unharmed, Henderson police said.
Two men were taken into custody at 4:20 a.m. in connection with the kidnapping of Melissa Duran, a 17-year-old Green Valley High School student who reportedly tried to put up a fight before she was forcibly pulled from her family home on Valle Verde Drive near Warm Springs Road at 7:30 a.m. Friday, setting off a multistate search, police said.
Green Valley High School senior Mariah Wilson was in sixth-period class when she and her classmates heard the news — fellow senior Melissa Duran had been kidnapped.
She has known Duran since sixth grade. Duran, 17, is sweet and outgoing; the person who bought people lunches when they didn’t have the money and diffused conflicts with peers through coffee and conversation rather than fights. The news of her kidnapping sent a ripple of panic throughout the classroom.
Maywood, IL
A registered sex offender was convicted this week of trying to abduct
a 12-year-old boy near a west suburban country club twice in 2011.Jeffrey Jewitt, 30, was convicted Monday of one count of child abduction/luring and presence within a school zone by a registered sex offender, Cook County State’s Attorney’s office spokesman Andy Conklin said. He will be sentenced Sept. 26.
Las Vegas, NV
Less than 24 hours after she was kidnapped and held for ransom, SWAT officers rescued a Henderson teen a few hours before dawn Saturday.
They found her bound and blindfolded on the floor of a Las Vegas apartment, but she otherwise was unharmed, Henderson police said.
Two men were taken into custody at 4:20 a.m. in connection with the kidnapping of Melissa Duran, a 17-year-old Green Valley High School student who reportedly tried to put up a fight before she was forcibly pulled from her family home on Valle Verde Drive near Warm Springs Road at 7:30 a.m. Friday, setting off a multistate search, police said.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Child Survival Tips
An analysis by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
(NCMEC), shows that approximately 35 percent of attempted abductions of
children occurred when the child was going to and from school or
school-related activities. Children who escaped abductions
successfully, used life-saving skills that every child needs to learn
and know.
NCMEC recently completed the seven-year analysis of more than 7,000
attempted abductions that occurred Feb. 1, 2005 through Jan. 31, 2012.
The analysis showed that of the children - mostly girls between the ages
of 10 and 14 - who were successful in escaping:
53 percent walked or ran away from the suspect
28 percent yelled, kicked, pulled away or attracted attention
19 percent involved a good Samaritan or parent rescuing the child
"We know that teaching children about safety makes a difference, and we
encourage parents and guardians to talk to their children so they know
what to do in a real life situation," said John Ryan, CEO of NCMEC.
"Teach your children to recognize and get out of dangerous or
uncomfortable situations right away and practice basic safety skills
with them."
Some of the common lures used included providing the child a ride,
offering candy/sweets, asking the child questions, offering money or
using an animal as a ruse. In 72 percent of the incidents, the suspect
was in a vehicle and approximately one-third of the attempted abductions
occurred during 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., when children are least likely to be
supervised.
NCMEC has developed the following 10 back-to-school safety tips:
1) Teach your older children to always TAKE A FRIEND with them when walking
or biking, and stay with a group while standing at the bus stop. Make
sure they know which bus to ride.
2) Walk the route to and from school with your children, pointing out
landmarks and safe places to go if they're being followed or need help.
Teach your children they should NEVER TAKE SHORTCUTS and always stay in
well-lit areas.
3) Even though there may be more safety in numbers, it is still not safe
for younger children to walk to and from school, especially if they must
take isolated routes anytime during the day or in darkness. Always
provide supervision for your young children to help ensure their safe
arrival to and from school.
4) Teach your children that if anyone bothers them, makes them feel scared
or uncomfortable, they should trust their feelings and immediately get
away from that person. Teach them it is ok not to be polite and IT IS OK
TO SAY NO.
5) Teach your children that if anyone tries to take them somewhere, they
should RESIST by kicking and screaming, trying to run away and DRAWING
ATTENTION - and saying "This person is trying to take me away" or "This
person is not my father/mother."
6) Teach your children NOT TO ACCEPT A RIDE from anyone unless you have
said it is ok in that instance. If anyone follows them in a vehicle,
they should turn around, go in the other direction, and run to a trusted
adult who may help them.
7) Teach your children that grownups should NOT ASK CHILDREN FOR DIRECTIONS, they should ask other adults.
8) Teach your children to NEVER ACCEPT MONEY OR GIFTS from anyone unless you have told them it is ok to accept in each instance.
9) Make sure the school has current and accurate emergency contact
information on file for your children and confirm names of those
authorized to pick them up.
10) Always know where your children will be. Teach your children to always
CHECK FIRST before changing their plans before or after school. Teach
your children to never leave school with anyone unless they CHECK FIRST
with you or another trusted adult, even if someone tells them it is an
emergency.
Know the Rules Back to School Safety Resources are provided in the link
below:
http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=3592
. Educators can get a jump on this year's back to school season by
using the new resources from NCMEC's NetSmartz (Internet safety program
for kids aged 5-17)
http://NetSmartz.org/BackToSchool .
Child Abduction Digest 8-31-12
Portland, OR
An alert mother said she used a 2x4 to wallop a 17-year-old boy who was trying to abduct her young daughter as the girl played outside a home.
Police credited quick action by Antoinette Robinson and neighbors with helping them capture the suspect. He was being held down by neighbors when officers arrived.
Lt. Robert King with the Portland Police Bureau said the attempted abduction happened on Sunday evening around 6:30 near 169th Avenue and Lafayette Street in Southeast Portland.
Paxton, IL
Police are investigating the second report of an attempted child abduction in Paxton within a one-week span.
The incident occurred at 8:05 a.m. Sunday in front of the Full Gospel Christian Fellowship, 619 S. Railroad Ave., according to Paxton Police Chief Bob Bane.
Two young girls walking by the church were approached by a vehicle, described as a black van or sport utility vehicle, that was being driven by a “white older female,” possibly in her late 50s, Bane said. Also in the vehicle was a child, 8-9 years old.
Bane said the vehicle first drove by the girls going south on Railroad Avenue (U.S. 45) and then turned around. The vehicle then came back north toward the girls, and its driver then asked them if they wanted a ride.
Hocking County, OH
A 16-year-old girl living in Hocking County was almost abducted this morning at around 6:20 while waiting for her bus at Laurel Run Road.
Sheriff Lanny North says the attempted abductor was an older man with white hair and a white beard who was driving a red Geo Metro.
The man insisted that the girl had missed her bus and said that he would drive her to school.
The girl responded that she had not missed her bus and that she was going back into her house to call the police.
Assistant Principal Josh Straus of Logan High School posted this morning on the district's website the description of the suspect along with some stranger-danger tips.
Hocking County, OH
Hocking County Sheriff Lanny North stated that the 16-year-old Logan High School student lied about the Monday morning attempted abduction to seek more attention from her parents.
The student told investigators she was almost abducted while waiting for her school bus on August 27.
Detectives met the student at her residence to conduct a follow-up interview on August 29.
They had become suspicious when reviewing her statement based on the amount of detailed information she had provided, yet claimed the encounter lasted less than 30 seconds.
During the interview, the youth recanted her story and admitted that she had been afraid to wait for the school bus alone and wanted attention from her parents.
Northfield, IL
The Northfield Police Department is investigating a possible attempted child abduction that took place last week.
Chicago, IL
Fostoria, OH
An alert mother said she used a 2x4 to wallop a 17-year-old boy who was trying to abduct her young daughter as the girl played outside a home.
Police credited quick action by Antoinette Robinson and neighbors with helping them capture the suspect. He was being held down by neighbors when officers arrived.
Lt. Robert King with the Portland Police Bureau said the attempted abduction happened on Sunday evening around 6:30 near 169th Avenue and Lafayette Street in Southeast Portland.
Paxton, IL
Police are investigating the second report of an attempted child abduction in Paxton within a one-week span.
The incident occurred at 8:05 a.m. Sunday in front of the Full Gospel Christian Fellowship, 619 S. Railroad Ave., according to Paxton Police Chief Bob Bane.
Two young girls walking by the church were approached by a vehicle, described as a black van or sport utility vehicle, that was being driven by a “white older female,” possibly in her late 50s, Bane said. Also in the vehicle was a child, 8-9 years old.
Bane said the vehicle first drove by the girls going south on Railroad Avenue (U.S. 45) and then turned around. The vehicle then came back north toward the girls, and its driver then asked them if they wanted a ride.
Hocking County, OH
A 16-year-old girl living in Hocking County was almost abducted this morning at around 6:20 while waiting for her bus at Laurel Run Road.
Sheriff Lanny North says the attempted abductor was an older man with white hair and a white beard who was driving a red Geo Metro.
The man insisted that the girl had missed her bus and said that he would drive her to school.
The girl responded that she had not missed her bus and that she was going back into her house to call the police.
Assistant Principal Josh Straus of Logan High School posted this morning on the district's website the description of the suspect along with some stranger-danger tips.
Hocking County, OH
Hocking County Sheriff Lanny North stated that the 16-year-old Logan High School student lied about the Monday morning attempted abduction to seek more attention from her parents.
The student told investigators she was almost abducted while waiting for her school bus on August 27.
Detectives met the student at her residence to conduct a follow-up interview on August 29.
They had become suspicious when reviewing her statement based on the amount of detailed information she had provided, yet claimed the encounter lasted less than 30 seconds.
During the interview, the youth recanted her story and admitted that she had been afraid to wait for the school bus alone and wanted attention from her parents.
Northfield, IL
The Northfield Police Department is investigating a possible attempted child abduction that took place last week.
According to a department release, a
13-year-old girl was walking home at 12:50 p.m. Aug. 24 when the
incident took place on southbound Riverside Drive near Stockton Drive.
The offender, believed to be a white
male over the age of 45, was sitting in the passenger seat of a silver,
four-door, mid-size vehicle and yelled, “Come, come here ... come!”
while gesturing toward the vehicle with his hand.
The girl refused and fled the area. The
vehicle then left the scene, making a U-turn before driving off on
westbound Winnetka Road.
Chicago, ILFostoria, OH
What may have
been an attempted child abduction has residents of a Fostoria
neighborhood on edge. The Review-Times reports the incident happened at a
school bus stop Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of South Poplar
Street and Hissong Avenue just after 2:30 p.m. The man apparently tried
to lure the child away from the mother. People who live in the area told
police they saw a man matching the description on Poplar Street 10
minutes before police arrived.
Shelbyville Police are looking for a man suspected of an attempted child-snatching.
Lt. Mike Turner says a nine-year-old girl was waiting for a school bus this morning, when she was approached by the man described as "older or possibly elderly."
The girl tells police the man grabbed her, she got away from him and he ran from the scene--a school bus stop near Sunset and Miller. It was apparently an isolated incident but Lt. Turner urges parents to be vigilant.
"Maybe instead of sending your kids outside and you stay inside, maybe come out to the bus stop with the kids," he said. "We've obviously increased our patrols at the bus stops."
Lt. Mike Turner says a nine-year-old girl was waiting for a school bus this morning, when she was approached by the man described as "older or possibly elderly."
The girl tells police the man grabbed her, she got away from him and he ran from the scene--a school bus stop near Sunset and Miller. It was apparently an isolated incident but Lt. Turner urges parents to be vigilant.
"Maybe instead of sending your kids outside and you stay inside, maybe come out to the bus stop with the kids," he said. "We've obviously increased our patrols at the bus stops."
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Police: Girl, 9, Nearly Abducted at Bus Stop
Shelbyville, IN
A 9-year-old girl told Shelbyville police that a man grabbed her in an apparent abduction attempt this morning.
The incident occurred at Sunset and Miller streets in Shelbyville, where police were dispatched on a 911 call.
"The nine (9) year old child was approached by a white male,'' according to a Shelbyville police news release. "The male grabbed the child in what the police believe was an attempt to leave with her.
"The child was able to free herself and the male ran from the area. Officers arrived and searched the area but did not locate the male.''
The child described the man as white and approximately 5-feet-8 with a heavy build and a scar on his right arm. According to the news release, "the male had on sweat pants, a T-shirt, and was not wearing shoes. The child described the male as being older possibly elderly.
A 9-year-old girl told Shelbyville police that a man grabbed her in an apparent abduction attempt this morning.
The incident occurred at Sunset and Miller streets in Shelbyville, where police were dispatched on a 911 call.
"The nine (9) year old child was approached by a white male,'' according to a Shelbyville police news release. "The male grabbed the child in what the police believe was an attempt to leave with her.
"The child was able to free herself and the male ran from the area. Officers arrived and searched the area but did not locate the male.''
The child described the man as white and approximately 5-feet-8 with a heavy build and a scar on his right arm. According to the news release, "the male had on sweat pants, a T-shirt, and was not wearing shoes. The child described the male as being older possibly elderly.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 8-27-12
Lincoln, NE
Lincoln police are investigating two possible child abduction attempts near Washington-Monroe School.
According to Lincoln Police Det. Paul Adams, officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of Pekin Street on Thursday to investigate the report of a child abduction attempt.
The potential victim told officers that a male subject in his 60s or 70s attempted to lure the child into his vehicle on two separate occasions near Washington-Monroe School.
Adams said video surveillance video from a nearby location captured a similar vehicle in the area at the approximate time of the reported incident.
Amherst, OH
An 11-year-old girl said a man tried to abduct her as she was walking home from Amherst Middle School (Nord School) approximately 3:10 p.m. The girl was walking south on Lincoln Street when a full-size blue van with an older white male driver pulled up and the driver told her to get in the van, according to Amherst police.
The girl ran back to the school and reported the incident.
Officers searched for the van, but were unable to locate it.
Monticello, IL
Monticello Police Chief Michael Galloway said three 12-year-old girls were approached by an older pickup truck with a red topper.
Lincoln police are investigating two possible child abduction attempts near Washington-Monroe School.
According to Lincoln Police Det. Paul Adams, officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of Pekin Street on Thursday to investigate the report of a child abduction attempt.
The potential victim told officers that a male subject in his 60s or 70s attempted to lure the child into his vehicle on two separate occasions near Washington-Monroe School.
Adams said video surveillance video from a nearby location captured a similar vehicle in the area at the approximate time of the reported incident.
Amherst, OH
An 11-year-old girl said a man tried to abduct her as she was walking home from Amherst Middle School (Nord School) approximately 3:10 p.m. The girl was walking south on Lincoln Street when a full-size blue van with an older white male driver pulled up and the driver told her to get in the van, according to Amherst police.
The girl ran back to the school and reported the incident.
Officers searched for the van, but were unable to locate it.
Monticello, IL
Monticello Police Chief Michael Galloway said three 12-year-old girls were approached by an older pickup truck with a red topper.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 8-24-12
Algonquin, IL
Police are investigating the report of an attempted child abduction Tuesday afternoon near Westfield Community School.
A 12-year-old girl was walking home from school at around 3:45 p.m. in the area of Barrett and Broadsmore drives when a suspect approached her and asked if she wanted a ride home, according to the Algonquin Police Department. The girl declined and ran from the area, and the motorist drove off in an unknown direction.
The suspect was described as a clean shaven black male between the age of 20 and 30 years old. The vehicle was described as an older, dark red or maroon minivan with small wheels and rust spots on the body.
Amherst, OH
An 11-year-old girl reported an attempted abduction outside Amherst Middle School Wednesday afternoon.
The girl left school at approximately 3:10 p.m. and was walking south on Lincoln Street when she says she was approached by a man driving a full-size blue van. He told her to get in the van, after which she ran back to school and reported the incident.
Laurel, MD
Police are investigating an attempted abduction in Laurel, Maryland.
An eleven year old boy says a white van with two men inside pulled up as he was waiting for his school bus.
The driver repeatedly asked him if he wanted a toy motorcycle.
Clifton Heights, PA
Police investigating the attempted abduction of a 6-year-old girl Wednesday have released a composite drawing of the suspect.
The incident occurred at about 8 p.m. in the 500 block of Cherry Street. The child was playing outside when she was approached by an unknown male who offered her candy, according to Police Chief Tim Rockenbach.
The child refused to speak to the man, later telling police she was taught not to speak to strangers. When she ignored him, the suspect grabbed the little girl and tried to pick her up. He was scared away by neighbors who saw what was happening, Rockenbach said.
Champaign, IL
Champaign police are investigating an attempted abduction of a girl and a second incident involving a boy.
Neither child was reported hurt.
According to Champaign police spokeswoman Rene Dunn, a fifth-grade girl reported being approached by a man at the intersection of North Fifth Street and East Columbia Avenue while she was waiting for a school bus at 7:40 a.m. Thursday.
Then, at 3:40 p.m. Thursday, a 7-year-old boy said he was approached by two men riding a black pickup truck as the boy was walking near Williamsburg and Thornton drives.
The boy said the men made comments to him, but he didn’t clearly understand what they said.
After the truck drove away, it later returned to the area. The boy then ran away.
Police are investigating the report of an attempted child abduction Tuesday afternoon near Westfield Community School.
A 12-year-old girl was walking home from school at around 3:45 p.m. in the area of Barrett and Broadsmore drives when a suspect approached her and asked if she wanted a ride home, according to the Algonquin Police Department. The girl declined and ran from the area, and the motorist drove off in an unknown direction.
The suspect was described as a clean shaven black male between the age of 20 and 30 years old. The vehicle was described as an older, dark red or maroon minivan with small wheels and rust spots on the body.
Amherst, OH
An 11-year-old girl reported an attempted abduction outside Amherst Middle School Wednesday afternoon.
The girl left school at approximately 3:10 p.m. and was walking south on Lincoln Street when she says she was approached by a man driving a full-size blue van. He told her to get in the van, after which she ran back to school and reported the incident.
Laurel, MD
Police are investigating an attempted abduction in Laurel, Maryland.
An eleven year old boy says a white van with two men inside pulled up as he was waiting for his school bus.
The driver repeatedly asked him if he wanted a toy motorcycle.
Clifton Heights, PA
Police investigating the attempted abduction of a 6-year-old girl Wednesday have released a composite drawing of the suspect.
The incident occurred at about 8 p.m. in the 500 block of Cherry Street. The child was playing outside when she was approached by an unknown male who offered her candy, according to Police Chief Tim Rockenbach.
The child refused to speak to the man, later telling police she was taught not to speak to strangers. When she ignored him, the suspect grabbed the little girl and tried to pick her up. He was scared away by neighbors who saw what was happening, Rockenbach said.
Champaign, IL
Champaign police are investigating an attempted abduction of a girl and a second incident involving a boy.
Neither child was reported hurt.
According to Champaign police spokeswoman Rene Dunn, a fifth-grade girl reported being approached by a man at the intersection of North Fifth Street and East Columbia Avenue while she was waiting for a school bus at 7:40 a.m. Thursday.
Then, at 3:40 p.m. Thursday, a 7-year-old boy said he was approached by two men riding a black pickup truck as the boy was walking near Williamsburg and Thornton drives.
The boy said the men made comments to him, but he didn’t clearly understand what they said.
After the truck drove away, it later returned to the area. The boy then ran away.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 8-20-12
Los Angeles, CA
Sheriff's detectives are searching for a suspect in the attempted kidnapping of two teenage girls in the San Gabriel Valley.
The suspect in both cases is a man in his 20s or 30s who allegedly
attempted to grab the girls as he drove near them in a white two-door
pickup truck.
The attempted kidnappings occurred within three weeks of each other in unincorporated residential neighborhoods near Azusa, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. The first alleged kidnapping occurred July 28, a Saturday, at 2:20 p.m. when a man pulled up next to a 16-year-old girl walking in a residential neighborhood with two teenage friends, near Orkney Street and Fenimore Avenue, less than 2,000 feet from Center Middle School.
He then "reached out from his truck with his left arm and wrapped his arm around the victim’s buttocks area and pulled the victim towards him, authorities said.
Monterrey, CA
A 19-year-old man accused of fleeing with his underaged girlfriend without her parents’ consent has been charged with child abduction, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said.
Juan Manuel Salazar Jr. pleaded not guilty to the child abduction charge Thursday, the District Attorney’s Office said.
Salazar Jr. of Paso Robles was initially booked into county jail after he and his girlfriend, Eunice Serrato, 16, turned themselves over to agents at the U.S.-Mexico border on Aug. 4, a week after an Amber Alert was issued for the girl.
The two were sought by law enforcement after Hector Reyes, 22, and Daniel Fraga, 25, were found shot dead July 28 in the bathroom of the San Ardo home of Serrato’s parents.
Sheriff's detectives are searching for a suspect in the attempted kidnapping of two teenage girls in the San Gabriel Valley.
The suspect in both cases is a man in his 20s or 30s who allegedly
attempted to grab the girls as he drove near them in a white two-door
pickup truck.The attempted kidnappings occurred within three weeks of each other in unincorporated residential neighborhoods near Azusa, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. The first alleged kidnapping occurred July 28, a Saturday, at 2:20 p.m. when a man pulled up next to a 16-year-old girl walking in a residential neighborhood with two teenage friends, near Orkney Street and Fenimore Avenue, less than 2,000 feet from Center Middle School.
He then "reached out from his truck with his left arm and wrapped his arm around the victim’s buttocks area and pulled the victim towards him, authorities said.
Monterrey, CA
A 19-year-old man accused of fleeing with his underaged girlfriend without her parents’ consent has been charged with child abduction, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said.
Juan Manuel Salazar Jr. pleaded not guilty to the child abduction charge Thursday, the District Attorney’s Office said.
Salazar Jr. of Paso Robles was initially booked into county jail after he and his girlfriend, Eunice Serrato, 16, turned themselves over to agents at the U.S.-Mexico border on Aug. 4, a week after an Amber Alert was issued for the girl.
The two were sought by law enforcement after Hector Reyes, 22, and Daniel Fraga, 25, were found shot dead July 28 in the bathroom of the San Ardo home of Serrato’s parents.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 8-19-12
Columbia, IL
Columbia, Illinois police have released a composite sketch and updated description of a man they say tried to abduct a young boy.
A 10-year-old girl was injured after she escaped an attempted abduction Friday afternoon, police said.
According to the Lynden Police Department, the incident happened near the intersection of 4th Street and Liberty.
Officers responded to the scene after receiving a report before 4 p.m. of a man who tried to abduct a girl.
Columbia, Illinois police have released a composite sketch and updated description of a man they say tried to abduct a young boy.
Police say a man called the boy over to his van around 8:00
p.m. Friday near Locust and North Main Street. When the boy, 11, got
close, police say the man grabbed him and tried to pull him into the
vehicle.
The child reportedly fought his way free, then ran away to
find his older sister who called police. All of this happened during an
annual festival in Columbia.
According to the Lynden Police Department, the incident happened near the intersection of 4th Street and Liberty.
Officers responded to the scene after receiving a report before 4 p.m. of a man who tried to abduct a girl.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 8-18-12
Waukee, IA
Waukee police have released additional details on the attempted abduction of a Waukee girl this morning.
On Thursday morning at about 9:08 a.m., according to a news release, Waukee Police received a report from a fifth-grade girl that she was waiting for her bus in the 3300 block of Ashworth Road when a van pulled up next to her at the stop.
The driver reportedly got out of a "deep purple-colored van with three black stripes on the side and tinted windows" and told the girl to get into the vehicle. The victim ran toward her home and the van left in an unknown direction.
Garner, NC
An ice cream truck driver is facing rape charges following a reported abduction Thursday night.
Garner police said 39-year-old Omar Kareem Sellers was selling ice cream around 9 p.m. near the Avery Square Apartments when he started talking to a group of kids, including a 14-year-old girl.
Witnesses told police that the girl voluntarily got into Seller's white conversion van ice cream truck with colorful polka dots on it and left the area.
The victim told ABC11 her and Sellers drove through a few neighborhoods, then ended up at a self-service car wash in Johnston County. She said Sellers pulled into a bay and raped her.
Azuza, CA
Sheriff's deputies detained three suspects Friday, linking them to the attempted kidnapping Thursday of a 14-year-old girl as she walked down an Azusa street.
A man -- who has not yet been identified -- pulled up to the girl about 1 p.m. Thursday as she walked on Orange Crest Avenue and tried to pull her into the white Nissan pickup he drove, according to a news release issued by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
La Mesa, CA
La Mesa Police are on the lookout for a white or Hispanic male, in his 30s-40s, who is suspected of trying to lure a 16-year-old girl into his car as she was walking to Helix Charter High School Friday morning.
According to police, as the teen was walking westbound in the 7500 block of of University Avenue, she was approached by the suspect. The suspect drove up next to the female and got out of his vehicle. The suspect said to the female, “Hey, get in my car.”
At that point the female ran home and contacted the police. A search of the surrounding areas did not result in locating the suspect or his vehicle, which the teen described as as a “beat up” white, small or medium sized pick up truck. The suspect was described as unshaven and wearing a white T-shirt.
New school executive director Mike Lewis said that he was notified by the school's safety officer and by campus supervision. He has instructed staff to remind students of safety tips when travelling to and from campus.
The school also posted notification of the incident on its website.
Springfield, MO
The Taney County sheriff is asking for help in locating a van that may have been involved into attempted child abductions.
Sheriff Jimmie Russell tells KTTS News a blue mini van being driven by a man pulled into a driveway on Norman Road near Kirbyville. A female passenger asked two girls about a lost dog. The girls ran to a house and the van drove away.
A van matching the same description later showed up on Hulls Ford Road near Taneyville. The female driver asked a grade school aged boy about a lost dog and then repeatedly offered him a ride home. When the boy began walking in a different direction, the van left.
Columbia, IL
Police are looking for a man suspected in an attempted abduction.
Police Chief Joe Edwards with the Columbia Police Department says they received a call at 8:12 p.m. for a report of an attempted abduction.
When police responded, they determined an 11-year-old boy had been walking in the 100 block of Locust, just off Main Street in Columbia, Illinois, when he saw a maroon van parked on the street.
A man inside the van struck up a conversation with the boy, who said the man began speaking very quietly.
The boy walked around to the driver's side of the van to try to hear what the man was saying, and at that time the man grabbed the boy's arm and tried to pull him into the van.
Waukee police have released additional details on the attempted abduction of a Waukee girl this morning.
On Thursday morning at about 9:08 a.m., according to a news release, Waukee Police received a report from a fifth-grade girl that she was waiting for her bus in the 3300 block of Ashworth Road when a van pulled up next to her at the stop.
The driver reportedly got out of a "deep purple-colored van with three black stripes on the side and tinted windows" and told the girl to get into the vehicle. The victim ran toward her home and the van left in an unknown direction.
Garner, NC
An ice cream truck driver is facing rape charges following a reported abduction Thursday night.
Garner police said 39-year-old Omar Kareem Sellers was selling ice cream around 9 p.m. near the Avery Square Apartments when he started talking to a group of kids, including a 14-year-old girl.
Witnesses told police that the girl voluntarily got into Seller's white conversion van ice cream truck with colorful polka dots on it and left the area.
The victim told ABC11 her and Sellers drove through a few neighborhoods, then ended up at a self-service car wash in Johnston County. She said Sellers pulled into a bay and raped her.
Azuza, CA
Sheriff's deputies detained three suspects Friday, linking them to the attempted kidnapping Thursday of a 14-year-old girl as she walked down an Azusa street.
A man -- who has not yet been identified -- pulled up to the girl about 1 p.m. Thursday as she walked on Orange Crest Avenue and tried to pull her into the white Nissan pickup he drove, according to a news release issued by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
La Mesa, CA
La Mesa Police are on the lookout for a white or Hispanic male, in his 30s-40s, who is suspected of trying to lure a 16-year-old girl into his car as she was walking to Helix Charter High School Friday morning.
According to police, as the teen was walking westbound in the 7500 block of of University Avenue, she was approached by the suspect. The suspect drove up next to the female and got out of his vehicle. The suspect said to the female, “Hey, get in my car.”
At that point the female ran home and contacted the police. A search of the surrounding areas did not result in locating the suspect or his vehicle, which the teen described as as a “beat up” white, small or medium sized pick up truck. The suspect was described as unshaven and wearing a white T-shirt.
New school executive director Mike Lewis said that he was notified by the school's safety officer and by campus supervision. He has instructed staff to remind students of safety tips when travelling to and from campus.
The school also posted notification of the incident on its website.
Springfield, MO
The Taney County sheriff is asking for help in locating a van that may have been involved into attempted child abductions.
Sheriff Jimmie Russell tells KTTS News a blue mini van being driven by a man pulled into a driveway on Norman Road near Kirbyville. A female passenger asked two girls about a lost dog. The girls ran to a house and the van drove away.
A van matching the same description later showed up on Hulls Ford Road near Taneyville. The female driver asked a grade school aged boy about a lost dog and then repeatedly offered him a ride home. When the boy began walking in a different direction, the van left.
Columbia, IL
Police are looking for a man suspected in an attempted abduction.
Police Chief Joe Edwards with the Columbia Police Department says they received a call at 8:12 p.m. for a report of an attempted abduction.
When police responded, they determined an 11-year-old boy had been walking in the 100 block of Locust, just off Main Street in Columbia, Illinois, when he saw a maroon van parked on the street.
A man inside the van struck up a conversation with the boy, who said the man began speaking very quietly.
The boy walked around to the driver's side of the van to try to hear what the man was saying, and at that time the man grabbed the boy's arm and tried to pull him into the van.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 8-14-12
Cincinnati, OH
Two 16 year old boys charged with kidnapping an 8 year old boy from an Anderson Township school yard have agreed to plead "admit" to a reduced charge of abduction. It's essentially a guilty plea in juvenile court.
Local 12 Reporter Larry Davis was in court as the teens agreed to the reduced charge and avoided the possibility of being tried as adults. Davis reports both sides were behind closed doors for the better part of an hour working on the plea agreement, which means the 8 year old victim and the young witnesses will not have to testify in court.
The Anderson High School juniors sat at the defense table in handcuffs and leg irons. They told Juvenile Court Judge John Williams they agreed with the terms of the plea agreement.
Prosecutors say the two teens approached the eight year old boy and his friends while they were playing whiffle ball at Ayer Elementary School. The teens offered candy. One of the teens allegedly grabbed the eight year old around the waist--while the other went to the car and opened the door.
Two 16 year old boys charged with kidnapping an 8 year old boy from an Anderson Township school yard have agreed to plead "admit" to a reduced charge of abduction. It's essentially a guilty plea in juvenile court.
Local 12 Reporter Larry Davis was in court as the teens agreed to the reduced charge and avoided the possibility of being tried as adults. Davis reports both sides were behind closed doors for the better part of an hour working on the plea agreement, which means the 8 year old victim and the young witnesses will not have to testify in court.
The Anderson High School juniors sat at the defense table in handcuffs and leg irons. They told Juvenile Court Judge John Williams they agreed with the terms of the plea agreement.
Prosecutors say the two teens approached the eight year old boy and his friends while they were playing whiffle ball at Ayer Elementary School. The teens offered candy. One of the teens allegedly grabbed the eight year old around the waist--while the other went to the car and opened the door.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 8-11-12
Phoenix, AR
Phoenix police said they arrested a man suspected of attacking and trying to abduct a 15-year-old girl early Wednesday morning.
Robert Lawrence Allaire, 23, was arrested Thursday after he was seen leaving a home in the area of West South Mountain and South Seventh avenues in Phoenix, near the area where the girl said the attempted abduction took place, according to Officer James Holmes of the Phoenix Police Department.
The teen was walking along West Winston Drive
about 6:15 a.m. when Allaire allegedly jumped from an alleyway, grabbed
her from behind and tried to pull her into the alley, Holmes said.
The victim was able to break free and strike her abductor in the face. She escaped, but lost her eyeglasses in the process, Holmes said.
The girl reported what happened to her mother, who called police.
Phoenix police said they arrested a man suspected of attacking and trying to abduct a 15-year-old girl early Wednesday morning.Robert Lawrence Allaire, 23, was arrested Thursday after he was seen leaving a home in the area of West South Mountain and South Seventh avenues in Phoenix, near the area where the girl said the attempted abduction took place, according to Officer James Holmes of the Phoenix Police Department.
The victim was able to break free and strike her abductor in the face. She escaped, but lost her eyeglasses in the process, Holmes said.
The girl reported what happened to her mother, who called police.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 8-9-12
Glendale, MO
Police are investigating after a receiving a report of a suspicious man in Glendale, Missouri.
Sergeant Bob Catlett with the Glendale Police Department says the report came from an 11-year-old girl who says she was approached by an unknown man driving a red pickup truck.
The girl was walking home on North Sappington Road at Nancy Carol Lane when a red Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, driven by a white man in his 40s, pulled up to the intersection and told the girl, "Hey, come here."
The girl told him no, and he told her, "It's okay."
The girl ran to a nearby home and called 911.
Police are investigating after a receiving a report of a suspicious man in Glendale, Missouri.
Sergeant Bob Catlett with the Glendale Police Department says the report came from an 11-year-old girl who says she was approached by an unknown man driving a red pickup truck.
The girl was walking home on North Sappington Road at Nancy Carol Lane when a red Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, driven by a white man in his 40s, pulled up to the intersection and told the girl, "Hey, come here."
The girl told him no, and he told her, "It's okay."
The girl ran to a nearby home and called 911.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Child Abduction Digest 8-8-12
Washington, D.C.
A Chillum man was arrested after Prince George's County police say he abducted two girls and sexually assaulted them.
Police said Charles Amofa, 25, lured a 6-year-old girl from the Value Village Thrift Store, 2777 University Boulevard, about 1:30 p.m., and took her to a nearby playground in the area of Chapman Road, police said.
The man promised her a toy and took the girl while her father was not watching, police said.
Officer Fredys Castro-Rivas spotted the man and the girl and rushed to her rescue, police said.
Police said Amofa admitted to a similar incident involving an 8-year-old girl on July 9.
A Chillum man was arrested after Prince George's County police say he abducted two girls and sexually assaulted them.
Police said Charles Amofa, 25, lured a 6-year-old girl from the Value Village Thrift Store, 2777 University Boulevard, about 1:30 p.m., and took her to a nearby playground in the area of Chapman Road, police said.
The man promised her a toy and took the girl while her father was not watching, police said.
Officer Fredys Castro-Rivas spotted the man and the girl and rushed to her rescue, police said.
Police said Amofa admitted to a similar incident involving an 8-year-old girl on July 9.
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