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Investigation launched after another child approached in Melbourne
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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12/5/2024
A police investigation is underway after a boy was approached by a man in a white van in Melbourne's east, the fourth incident of its kind around Melbourne in recent weeks
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Police say that while all of these attempted abductions involved men driving white vans,
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it's not believed that they're linked, although investigations are continuing.
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And in the latest incident, a boy was approached as he was walking along Landscape Drive, which
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is over in Boronia.
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That's about 29 kilometres east of Melbourne CBD, and that was on Tuesday morning around
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8.30.
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Now while the van pulled over next to him, he was able to get away and notify police.
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And just around two weeks earlier, and only 14 kilometres away, this time in Halley Street
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in Blackburn, an 11-year-old boy was approached by a man in a white van.
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This time, the man said to the boy that he'd been asked by his mum to give him a lift home.
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The boy declined the offer and the van drove off.
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And there have also been two attempted abductions involving teenage girls.
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Now one of them happened only on Monday.
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That was over in Saxton Street in Doncaster, involving a 15-year-old girl, and the man
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tried to get her inside the van, but she was able to run to a nearby shopping centre.
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And just a week ago, over in Spring Street, Tullamarine, which is in Melbourne's north-western
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suburbs, a 14-year-old girl was the target of an attempted abduction.
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The man also tried to get her inside the van, but she was able to run to a nearby park and
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get help.
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And this is obviously very worrying, and it's a timely reminder for parents out there to
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just once again alert children to stranger danger.
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Luckily, none of these children were hurt, but they no doubt were all very frightened
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by this experience.
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And police say that investigations are continuing, so they'd like to hear from any witnesses
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to these attempted abductions, and they're urging them to contact Crime Stoppers.
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