AVON LAKE – Police say further investigation of a girl’s report of an attempted abduction determined her recounting was inaccurate and embellished.
According to a press release issued by Lt. Scott Fishburn, a 12-year-old girl told police she was walking near Grove Street and Vanda Avenue when a van pulled up and the man driving it asked her if she needed a ride.
The girl told police the man exited his vehicle after asking her if she needed a ride and grabbed her arm. She then reportedly kicked the man and ran back to her residence.
“Further investigation has since revealed that the event as initially reported was inaccurate and embellished,” police said in a press release. “As a consequence, we will be working with the parents of the reporting juvenile to determine the best course of action.”
Police said they treat all allegations regarding the safety of children seriously but in this instance the girl’s allegations were brought into question. The area in question was busy with morning traffic, no one else saw anything out of the ordinary and detectives felt the story didn’t quite add up, Fishburn said.
“There were some discrepancies in her story that created a wider gap and she decided to come clean,” Fishburn said. “She’s claiming somebody still drove by and asked if she wanted a ride but everything after that point was embellished.”
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