Police investigating abduction attempt of 7-year-old girl
Police reported Tuesday night that they are investigating the attempted abduction of a 7-year-old girl in Ypsilanti Township.
The attempted abduction took place in the 7400 block of Knollwood Drive, according to a Nixle alert issued by the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office at 11:04 p.m.
The alert states that the girl was "chased by a middle age white male with a long beard and long brown hair."
The girl did not see what kind of vehicle the suspect was driving. The man chased the girl to the doorstop of her home where she made it inside safely, according to the alert.
Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Geoffrey Fox said Wednesday the incident occurred about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday. No one has been arrested to this point and deputies are still investigating.
The girl was not injured during the incident. Fox said investigators will be talking with her again Wednesday.
The sheriff's office wants anyone with information about the incident to immediately call 911 or (734) 994-2911 with any information about the suspect,.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
Julie Baker
Wed, Aug 14, 2013 : 9:17 p.m.
We just published an update on this story. Report of attempted abduction of girl declared unfounded after investigation: http://www.annarbor.com/news/ypsilanti/report-of-attempted-abduction-declared-unfounded-after-further-investigation/
dading dont delete me bro
Wed, Aug 14, 2013 : 9:08 p.m.
better update your story... www.nixle.us/88YZP
SlothluvsChunk
Wed, Aug 14, 2013 : 5:15 p.m.
Sounds like "Jerry The Junkie" , dude who hang out in Ann Arbor, and is one mean,weird SOB. Even more creepy is this headline from today: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57598385/baby-monitor-hacked-spies-on-texas-child
dading dont delete me bro
Wed, Aug 14, 2013 : 4:21 p.m.
fox 2 has more information check their fb page
Greggy_D
Wed, Aug 14, 2013 : 3:18 p.m.
There is quite a bit of detail left out. What constituted this as an abduction attempt? What did the man say to the girl? Did he attempt to grab the girl?
EyeHeartA2
Wed, Aug 14, 2013 : 2:47 p.m.
Those houses seem awful close together. There were no other witnesses?
obviouscomment
Wed, Aug 14, 2013 : 1:18 p.m.
It doesn't say how far she was chased. It's possible she was just a few houses away from home at a friend's house. Or just outside playing with others. Of course I would assume if she had been outside with others there would be more description of what happened from other witnesses. Regardless, it's sad that it's not safe for a child to even walk down a few houses. I, for one, will be driving or walking my kids everywhere at that age because I just can't live with not knowing whether they have responsible adult supervision or are just wandering the neighborhood. Where we live, I often see very young children just playing around and they come up to me and start telling me all their business...where they live, how old they are, their names. I don't ask for this at all, I'm just out and they come start talking, it's scary to see they aren't at all cautious about telling me all those things. And many times they tell me they are about 5 years old.
Billy
Wed, Aug 14, 2013 : 11:40 a.m.
Well now ain't that some creepiness to wake up to. Hope we get more information about this. Someone that would chase a child up to their own house...that's a scary scary person...