Attempted Abduction - Carnwath

[StrikE]

After reading about a similar problem in Inverness i thought i would post up this one too

Attempted abduction

I know it was last week but still relevant!

Police are appealing for information following an attempted abduction on a 12-year-old girl in Carnwath on Friday 14 May 2010.

Around 1630 hours on Friday 14 May 2010, the girl was walking along Main Street, Carnwath near to A70 Edinburgh Road when she noticed a small, white van parked on the same side of the road but facing in the opposite direction.

As she drew closer to the van, a man got out of the vehicle and whilst walking towards her, pulled a woolly hat / balaclava down over his face and approached her.

The man grabbed the girl’s arm and attempted to drag her into the vehicle. She managed to get away from him by kicking at him and shouting for help. He then got back into the vehicle and drove off.

Description of suspect

The man is described as:

white

around 20 years old

approximately 5’9” in height with a slim build

wearing a pale blue, sleeveless top and navy blue tracksuit bottoms which were tucked into tan coloured rigger boots and had holes at the knees. He was also wearing a black woolly hat or balaclava and smelt strongly of oil.

Appeal for information

Detective Inspector Paul Swinburne of Lanark CID said today;

“It’s vital that we trace this man as soon as possible. His attempt to drag the girl into his van was made in broad daylight on a relatively busy road.

“I feel certain that due to the time and the location, several people would have seen either him or the vehicle and I would ask them to come forward to assist with our enquiry, no matter how trivial they believe their information to be.

Mod hat on: no smart comment or slagging people off, ok.

Edited May 22, 2010 by StrikE

[scoobysailor]

This has happened before in Carnwath when I lived there......a guy tried to abduct a young boy, who luckily managed to escape. The guy got caught trying it again and the young lad recognised him when it was reported in the news.