Detectives in Berlin Township, New Jersey, are looking for a person they mentioned tried to abduct a lady whereas she was strolling to highschool.
Based on the Camden County Prosecutors Workplace, officers from the Berlin Police Division responded to the John F. Kennedy Elementary Faculty on Wednesday after receiving a report of an tried youngster abduction.
Officers mentioned that an 8-year-old woman had shared with college employees that an unknown man approached her from behind and tried to abduct her whereas she was strolling to highschool at round 8:45 a.m. within the space of Washington and Grove avenues in Berlin Township.
The woman was in a position to combat off the suspect earlier than operating to the varsity, based on officers.
“The victim believes she stabbed the suspect with a pencil she was carrying, so he may have a facial injury,” officers shared.
Officers describe the suspect as a person with a darkish beard. He was final seen sporting black garments and a baseball cap with an unknown image on it.
Neighbors applauded the younger woman for her fast pondering whereas mother and father who’ve college students on the college are involved for his or her security.
“It’s crazy. I’m glad that she did that,” neighbor Noah Rodriguez informed NBC Philadelphia. “I just wish someone could have stopped it. I’m glad she got away.”
The Camden County Prosecutor’s Workplace asks the general public to stay vigilant and to contact detectives about any suspicious people or exercise they might have noticed.
Anybody with info is requested to contact Detective William DeFoney of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Workplace Particular Victims Unit at 856-952-7460 and Detective Sergeant Colin Kelbaugh of the Berlin Township Police Division at 856-767-5878, ext. 668.
