Images via Kennewick Police Department, FB
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Days after someone allegedly tried to abduct a young girl near a middle school, the local police department has released two photographs of the vehicle they believed to be involved.
On October 19 around 11:45 a.m., a Park Middle School student was contacted by a man in a light blue minivan between Washington St and Garfield St on W 10th Ave, per Kennewick Police Department officials.
Police say that she tried to ignore him and walk past when he allegedly exited the van and tried to follow and coerce her into the vehicle. He is accused of assaulting her in the process, but she was able to escape from the incident unharmed and report it to law enforcement.
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Images from nearby security cameras were obtained by detectives from KPD’s Criminal Investigation Division. They show the van they believed to be involved with this case. These detectives hope sharing the image with the community will help them identify the driver or owner of the vehicle to further their investigation.
Do you have any information to contribute? You’re urged to contact the KPD’s non-emergency dispatch line at 509-628-0333 and cite Case No. 22-79562. Otherwise, you can submit an anonymous tip online by visiting www.kpdtips.com.
In the meanwhile, Kennewick police have deployed extra patrols in the vicinity of local schools to ensure that this incident won’t be repeated.
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