UPDATED: Police investigating possible child kidnapping attempt from a West Yarmouth store parking lot… [HN VIDEO]
UPDATE FROM THE YPD – MONDAY, 5/20/2019:
DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?
YARMOUTH POLICE SEEK MAN WHO TRIED TO ENTICE JUVENILE IN TO A VAN
On Saturday May 18, 2019 at 4PM, Yarmouth Police Department Patrol Officers responded to a home in West Yarmouth for a report of a juvenile that was reporting he was almost kidnapped at the Dollar General Store located nearby.
Patrol Officers met reporting parties who stated that a juvenile showed up at their door out of breath saying that a man had just tried to kidnap him in the parking lot of the Dollar General.
Patrol Officers met with the juvenile and determined he was not injured and did not require medical care.
The initial investigation indicates that after buying an item in the store, the juvenile exited the store and noticed an older male waiting by the exit.
As he walked by the male, the male stated to him that he had candy for him in his van.
The man then extended his arm to try and guide the juvenile to his parked van which was nearby with its sliding door open.
Patrol Officers went to the Dollar General and reviewed the surveillance video which showed a man fitting the description inside the store.
Yarmouth Police Department Detectives took over the investigation, with technical support from the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Department Crime Scene Unit.
The Yarmouth Police Department is asking for the public to help and is releasing these images of the man involved.
• Male
• Age 40 to 50
• Shaved head
• Close beard that was dark with spots of silver or white
• White shirt
• Green shorts
• Tan min-van
Please call the Yarmouth Police Department immediately 508.775.0445 extension 0 or extension 2134 if you know have any helpful information or know who this man is.
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UPDATE – SUNDAY, 5/19/2019 @ 1:30PM: Sources close to the young boy and this incident describe a reported possible kidnapping attempt…
WEST YARMOUTH – The YPD has not yet been able to release official details, but the following details were relayed to HN by sources close to the boy and alleged incident…
Shortly before 4:00 p.m., a young boy arrived at a friends house out of breath. The child told an adult about what appeared to be an attempted kidnapping. The adult called 911 and the young boy eventually spoke with the female dispatcher and told her some of the details he could remember. Officers were dispatched to the area of Cottage Lane and the Dollar General store for what was described as a possible kidnapping attempt.
Yarmouth Police Officers quickly arrived at an address in the area of Cottage Lane. Officers were told about a male suspect with a shaved head and beard, wearing olive green shorts. The suspect’s vehicle was described as a brown van or minivan which had been parked further back in the parking lot. The van reportedly had the sliding door behind the passenger seat slightly open.
Responding officers did not find the suspect vehicle in the parking lot when they arrived on scene at the Dollar General store where the incident reportedly occurred.
Officers investigated a brown Jeep, but determined the subject belonging to the Jeep was not involved.
THE INCIDENT: The man who belonged to the van reportedly had been standing outside the store when he began to follow alongside the child with his arm reportedly behind the boy. The stranger allegedly asked the boy if he wanted to go to the back of his car for “candy.”
The boy reportedly stated the man had what he described as a “Spanish” accent of some sort.
Feeling nervous, the child suddenly ducked under the man’s arm, turned and ran in the opposite direction across Route 28.
As you will see in the following HN Video, police are taking this incident very seriously and are investigating the possibility of there being surveillance footage…
HN will provide updated official details from the Yarmouth Police Department as soon as they become available.
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INITIAL HN REPORT & VIDEO:
WEST YARMOUTH – [DEVELOPING] – According to police radio transmissions, just prior to 4:00 p.m., police responded to the Dollar General at 447 Route 28 after receiving a report of a possible kidnapping attempt of a child from the store’s parking lot.
The investigation is very active and official details are expected to be released as soon as possible.
As you will see in the following HN Video, Yarmouth Police and the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Crime Scene Investigation unit are investigating store surveillance footage.
[This is a DEVELOPING situation, please check back for official updates and details.]
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