From RCIPS

The investigation into the reported incident of an attempted child abduction in the West Bay District is on-going and the investigators in the matter are seeking the assistance of the public.

Detectives have reason to believe that the child in this matter came into contact with several persons who were out and about in West Bay on the day the incident took place, Saturday 10th March, 2018, and they are asking that these persons come forward assist in the investigation.

Specifically, the detectives are looking for a man that was operating a car wash at the pond that is located at near Batabano Drive, and another man that was walking past the Lake Shore Condos on Bonneville Drive, wearing a green shirt, white shorts and socks and slippers on his feet. Both persons were spoken to by the child during the time that she was away from her home.

The child is a white female under the age of 10 years old with blonde hair, and on Saturday 10 March, between 3:30PM and 4PM her hair was pulled back in a ponytail and she was wearing a white sleeveless top and dark coloured shorts with slippers on her feet.

Anyone who saw this child and made contact with her on Saturday 10 March is asked to contact the West Bay Police Station detectives DC Shane Ennis at 926-4588 or DC Teddy Mitchell at 936-1297.

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From RCIPS

Attempted Child Abduction in West Bay, 10 March

Around 4PM yesterday, 10 March, police were dispatched by the 9-1-1 Communication Center to a report of a possible child abduction in West Bay.

The incident took place on Up the Hill Road in West Bay where a man took a 7-year-old girl from an area of Up the Hill Road. The child strenuously resisted and got away from the man, who was a stranger to her, and ran until she found an adult. The child was not physically harmed in the incident.

The man is described as tall with dark brown skin and dark-coloured eyes, wearing a black hoodie and a black mask with holes for the eyes. He was also described as having long yellow fingernails.

The police are urging the public to be on the lookout for anyone fitting this description or behaving suspiciously in areas frequented by children, and to call Police if seen. Police are also urging parents and caregivers be mindful where children are at all times when playing outdoors and travelling with them to public places.

The incident is under a police investigation.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the M.A.S.H Unit at 649-6000. Anonymous tips can be provided directly to the RCIPS via our Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777 or via the Miami-based call centre of Crime Stoppers at 800-8477(TIPS), or online at the link: https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=681

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