Rotterdam police investigating attempted abduction
Emily Masters Updated 7:07 am, Monday, March 27, 2017



ROTTERDAM -- Detectives believe a middle-aged man tried to kidnap a 15-year-old girl on Duanesburg Road Sunday evening, town police said.
The teen was walking east, near the intersection of Risoli Lane, when a car pulled up beside her at about 8 p.m., police said. The girl told officers that the driver got out of the car, yelled "Hey!" and grabbed her by the wrist.
The victim wrestled her arm from the man's grasp and ran back to her friend's house, a short distance away, police said. She was not injured.
The suspect is described as a white man in his fifties wearing glasses, a white t-shirt and a black hooded sweatshirt. His car is described as a red four-door Honda, which fled in an unknown direction.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Rotterdam detectives at (51 355-7397.

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ROTTERDAM -- The attempted abducted of a 15-year-old girl Sunday evening did not happen, town police said.

Detectives investigating the report determined it was "a fabrication," Rotterdam police spokesman Lt. Michael Brown said Tuesday.

The teenager allegedly told police that she was walking down Duanesburg Road at 8 p.m. when a car pulled up beside her and the male driver grabbed her wrist, police said in a Monday release.

"The facts surrounding this case are still being evaluated and charges of falsely reporting an incident are being considered at this time," Brown said.

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