another thwarted abduction attempt in Alberta

[Rev Willow Raine]

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Attempted abduction thwarted east of Calgary
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Sun Jul 5, 7:18 PM






CALGARY (CBC) - RCMP in Strathmore, Alta., are asking for the public's help in finding a man who tried to lure a nine-year-old girl away from her parents Sunday morning.



Police say the man approached the girl in the downtown core of Strathmore, about 50 kilometres east of Calgary, at about 10:30 a.m. He allegedly made inappropriate comments to the girl in an attempt to lure her away.


The girl's mother was in a store when she heard the man talking to her child. She came outside and confronted the man, who ran away.


The suspect is described as Caucasian, about 50 years old, tall with a thin build. He has shaggy, wavy grey hair and was wearing dirty, loose-fitting clothing. He was also carrying a white plastic bag.


Anyone with information is asked to call the Strathmore RCMP at 403-934-3968 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-222-TIPS
Rev Willow

[DodiaFae]

Thanks for the alert, Rev Willow.

It's great that the mother was aware and paying attention enough to know that there was someone attempting to lure her daughter away, and that she wasn't so far away from her that she couldn't have known what was going on. Chances are that she won't let the girl stay outside while she's inside again, though... at least until she's older.

Too many people think that a child of 9 (or even a little older) should be able to fend for themselves, or to know who is safe to go with and who isn't. But they don't think of how small a 9 year old child is compared to an adult, or even a teen. A 9 year old child can easily be overpowered. And let's not forget that Tori Stafford was led away from school by someone not related to her just weeks before her 9th birthday and never seen again. I'll be posting more about this in the Book Club soon, as the current book selection deals with this very topic.