Near abduction reported in Pawleys
Child approached by man in small pickup, police say
By Kelly Marshall Fuller
The Sun News
Neighbors rallied Tuesday to protect neighborhood children after a near abduction was reported Monday afternoon in the Ricefields subdivision in Pawleys Island.
The incident happened around 3:35 p.m. Monday as an 8-year-old girl walked to a friend's house, said Sgt. Neil Johnson, spokesman for the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office.
The girl was approached by a man in a small truck, he said.
The man reportedly told the girl to get into his vehicle, Johnson said.
"The suspect stopped and told the 8-year-old that her mother wanted him to pick her up and take her to her friend's residence," Johnson said.
"The child refused to get in the truck and told the suspect to leave her alone."
The child told police the man followed her a short distance, then drove away.
The girl told her friend's mother, who called police.
...Johnson said
the man is white and thought to be about 40-years-old.
He has brownish-colored hair, and a beard and mustache. At the time of the incident, he was driving a small red pickup truck with chrome or shiny wheels and large tires.
Johnson said sheriff's deputies were told that
a neighbor saw a vehicle matching the description on January 7 and earlier in December.
The Sun News | 01/10/2007 | Near abduction reported in Pawleys
