Belvidere Attempted Child Abduction Alert

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Updated: 10:03 AM Jul 8, 2008 Belvidere Attempted Child Abduction Alert Two child abduction attempts have Belvidere police on high alert. Posted: 5:49 PM Jul 7, 2008

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Two child abduction attempts have Belvidere police on high alert. The first happened last Sunday. Police tell us a white male tried to lure a five year old into his blue pickup truck on 8th Street. The girl managed to get away and told her parents.

The girls describes him as:
White male
About 25 to 35 years old
Wearing a blue baseball style hat, blue long sleeve shirt with flames on the sleeves, and blue jeans

Then on Thursday another white male told a five year old boy riding his bike on Whitney Street his parent's wanted the suspect to pick him up. The suspect was driving a green pick-up truck.

Suspect description:
Skinny white male
About 50 years old
Wearing a baseball style hat, grey shirt and blue jeans
Grey hair and a grey trimmed beard

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Posted by: Candis Location: Belvidere on Jul 10, 2008 at 10:26 PM

I am a mom of two little one's and it is sad to know that we find out what is going on week's late.As mom's and dad's we all should know this kind of stuff is going on first hand.The police need to let us know as soon as they know..

Posted by: amanda Location: belvidere on Jul 10, 2008 at 09:37 AM

I am hosting a town meeting for tonight july 10th at 7 p.m for all concerned parents regarding these abduction attempts. Local law enforcement will be there to answer any questions and discard any rumors, also attending will be local media crews . everyone is welcome to attend and sign up for the neighborhood watch. thanks.

Posted by: Jean Location: Belvidere on Jul 9, 2008 at 11:33 PM

Why do parents have to wait over a week to accidentally read this blurb, you'd think it'd be plastered as front page news in our small town. I'm disgusted with the lack of public notice, especially with our PD. Had the children been in school I can assure you announcements would have come home the day the FIRST attempt happened, we at least have a caring principal! Better to over alert than under, when it comes to our youth! I'm sure if a Buc football teammate got a sprained ankle we'd have known in minutes on every channel and all print, disgusting!

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