Kids & Family
Police Seek Suspect in Abduction Attempt
Man who approached 16-year-old girl was last seen in a white van with Virginia license plates.
City of Falls Church police are looking for a man who allegedly tried to abduct a 16-year-old girl Thursday.
Police said the teen was walking around 6:30 p.m. Thursday on Haycock Road toward Leesburg Pike near School when a white van pulled up beside her, police said. A Hispanic man allegedly got out of the van and began walking briskly toward the girl. Police said the girl walked toward the school and pretended to talk on her cell phone and the man ran back to his vehicle and sped off.
The man is said to be about 5 feet 5 inches tall and about 30 years old.
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Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the city police at 703-248-5053.
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