Girl, 13, targeted in abduction attempt
CBC News
Posted: Jul 26, 2012 1:05 PM MT
Last Updated: Jul 26, 2012 1:04 PM MT
Edmonton police are investigating an attempted abduction of a 13-year-old girl on Tuesday in the south-side Hazeldean neighbourhood.
A man driving a dirty, silver pick-up truck, approached the girl at 3 p.m. near 71st Avenue and 97th Street, and tried to convince her to get in, say police.
The girl fled and told her parents, who called police.
The man is described as Caucasian, with a German-sounding accent. He is bald with dark eyebrows, six feet tall, average build and between 35 and 45 years old.
His silver pickup had a wood-sided box in the back, which contained a propane tank.
Anyone having information regarding this attempted abduction is asked to call Crime Stoppers.
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