Police Investigate More Abduction Attempts in Oak Park
Police are investigating a report that a man tried to lure three teen boys into his van near Harlem Avenue and Lake Street on Wednesday.
ABC7 Chicago is reporting that police are investigating a new incident involving attempted child abductions in Oak Park. According to ABC7, a man tried to lure three teenage boys into his van near Harlem Avenue and Lake Street on Wednesday, Jan. 2 at around 4 p.m. One of the teens, Malcolm Crawford, 14, described the man as a white male wearing a grey sweatshirt and a black skullcap. He told reporters that he was walking with two friends to another friend's house when the man approached them in a grey/blue minivan and told them he was going to the same place they were and asked if they wanted a ride. Oak Park Police told reporters that they do not believe this latest incident was related to abduction attempts in early December for which a …
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Shaira Leah Gomez
6:54 am on Sunday, January 6, 2013
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