Vancouver police seek dashcam video in attempted child abduction case
Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 18:28:19 +0000
Vancouver police are asking anyone who may have dashcam footage that can help in the investigation of an attempted child abduction in South Vancouver on Tuesday to call police.
Police are looking for dashcam video from anyone who may have been in the area of St. Georges Street to Prince Albert Street and between 49th Avenue to 51st Avenue between 3 and 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
A 12-year-old girl told police she was walking home from school in the area of East 50th Avenue and Fraser Street around 3:20 p.m. when a red minivan pulled up alongside her. When the driver got out of the van and asked her to come with him, the girl ran back to her school and alerted the administration.
The Vancouver police have released a photo of a red minivan — with tinted windows and a red work ladder attached to the roof — that was believed to have been in the area.
Investigators believe the suspect’s vehicle is an older Dodge Caravan or Dodge Grand Caravan, with a model year of 2001 to 2007.
Vancouver police are looking into a report of an attempted child abduction on south Fraser Street Tuesday. Girl, 12, says a strange man tried to lure her into a red van.
The driver, who was in his mid-50s, was described as being white, about 5-foot-10, with a medium build and a pale complexion. He had white hair, facial hair, yellow teeth and was wearing a grey T-shirt and blue jeans. Police are looking to speak to the driver or anyone who may have information about the van.
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-With files from Scott Brown