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Note to police: can we get these attempted school abductions sooner?
As a cops reporter with more than 36 years under my belt, I judge the newsworthiness of crimes by my visceral reaction.
And I had a big reaction to the attempted abduction yesterday afternoon of an 8-year-old Castle Elementary School girl on Edgemont Drive. (See above link or Raw Reports blog under heading of "Annoying a child" which I believe is a major understatement) The little girl got away and ran back to the school for safety. Police are looking for the bad guy. It happened at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday. We found out at 9:44 a.m. today. That's too long. Posted by Steve E. Swenson 7 comments from 6 users
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posted by
woofwoof
on Oct 17, 2007 at 11:03 AM
This is a mother's worst nightmare. I hate when stuff like this happens, and yes, we should hear RIGHT AWAY. THIS CREEP could be going from school to school to school....makes me want to vomit. I've actually told my kids, NEVER GET WITHIN ARMS LENGTH OF A CAR OR VEHICLE. When they first started walking home, I would drive around and say things like, "Hey I'm lost can you come here and show me where I am on this map?". Or the old, "want some candy little girl? Of course they'd laugh, but they got the point with the ROLL PLAYING. They thought they'd be strong enough to get away when I grabbed their arms. That was a reality check for them. This is SOOOOO important! TALK WITH YOUR CHILDREN --- make them realize they're not as strong as they think they are.... I pick up my kids most of the time anyway now. Just because of stories like this.... posted by
sagefever
on Oct 17, 2007 at 11:14 AM
So right,how many kids walked to school this morning? This needs to get out to the community when it happens in situations like this.
posted by
kiopow
on Oct 17, 2007 at 12:34 PM
i believe this information should be put out to the public as soon as it happens and all surrounding agencies should be advised. lets get these creeps off of the street so our children can be safe.
posted by
s810
on Oct 17, 2007 at 02:17 PM
Hmmm, Hispanic male in a white van trying to harass a young girl, oh yeah, I saw him, and about a hundred others.
posted by
stickbugs
on Oct 17, 2007 at 03:08 PM
Hey Steve, Did you hear anything about a child being followed home from the new Veteran's Elementary a few weeks ago? I've been hearing about it from friends, but I haven't heard anything in the news. One person's report is an attempted "grabbing" and the other was no grabbing, just following. It's not our school so I don't know more, but I've had two different people who don't know each other tell me about it.
posted by
OldBlue56
on Oct 18, 2007 at 08:26 AM
Billionairedude, you seem to complain on every blog you post on. If it's not the police, it's the schools. Does anything ever please you?
posted by
OldBlue56
on Oct 18, 2007 at 01:15 PM
Sorry, but that's not likely to happen... :)
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