Lambton launches $3.5 million campaign for Stones ‘N Bones Museum
16 year-old fights off would-be abductor in Forest
September 4, 2020
Lambton OPP are looking for the public’s help after someone attempted to abduct a 16 year-old boy in Forest.
Around 1 pm Tuesday, the teen was on Prince Street when a man tried to drag the 16 year-old into the back seat of his Chrysler Sebring. The teen was able to escape.
Police say the man was a tanned, white man, about 5’10” to 6′ tall with black hair, a mustache and goatee. He was wearing a plain red shirt and black track pants.
Police say the Sebring was red, with tinted windows and grey tire rims. There was a Dreamcatcher suspended from the mirror.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Lambton OPP at 519-882-1011 or Crime Stoppers.
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