Charges Laid After Attempted Abduction of 7-Year-Old Girl at Chilliwack Elementary School
Police say the child was not injured and a concerned citizen intervened before officers arrested the suspect nearby.
- Charges have been laid against Joel McGillis for attempting to abduct a seven-year-old girl from Chilliwack Central Elementary School on May 13.
- A concerned citizen intervened and returned the child to the school before police arrested McGillis nearby, and the child was unharmed.
- McGillis and the child are not known to each other, and the case is considered isolated by the police.
- Chilliwack RCMP is seeking witnesses, especially those who saw someone wearing a purple bunny-like mask near the school between 8:30 a.m. and 9:15 a.m.
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Chilliwack RCMP seek witnesses as man charged with attempted kidnapping from school
RCMP say they are seeking witnesses to the attempted abduction on the grounds of Chilliwack Central Elementary School on Wednesday morning, including anyone who saw someone wearing a "purple bunny-like mask."
The Toronto Star
‘Purple bunny-like mask’: Man charged with trying to kidnap girl, 7, from B.C. school
CHILLIWACK - Police say charges have been laid against a man in the attempted abduction of a seven-year-old girl from an elementary school in Chilliwack, B.C.
Winnipeg Free Press
'Purple bunny-like mask': Man charged with trying to kidnap girl, 7, from B.C. school
CHILLIWACK - Police say charges have been laid against a man in the attempted abduction of a seven-year-old girl from an elementary school in Chilliwack, B.C.
Man arrested for allegedly attempting to abduct child at Chilliwack elementary school
Chilliwack RCMP say charges have been laid against a man who allegedly attempted to abduct a child from an elementary school. The attempt was made on the morning of May 13, at Chilliwack Central Elementary School. At 9:09 a.m., they were informed that a man had allegedly tried to remove a seven-year-old girl from the school property. In a press release the following day, they explain “a concerned citizen intervened and brought the child back to …
Man arrested for allegedly attempting to abduct child at Chilliwack school
Chilliwack RCMP say charges have been laid against a man who allegedly attempted to abduct a child from an elementary school. The attempt was made on the morning of May 13, at Chilliwack Central Elementary School. At 9:09 a.m., they were informed that a man had allegedly tried to remove a seven-year-old girl from the school property. In a press release the following day, they explain “a concerned citizen intervened and brought the child back to …
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