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UPDATE: RCMP release more information on daycare attempted abduction

UPDATE:

Prince George Mounties has unveiled details of the suspect involved in an attempted abduction.

On Friday around 3PM, a woman attended a daycare centre, requested to pick-up a child by name, but wasn’t able to provide any ID.

She is being described as:

  • White
  • Short
  • Slender
  • Blonde hair

She left the facility without any issue, but police do believe this was a targeted incident and a precaution has been made aware to all parents and child-care providers.

The investigation is on-going, and anyone with more information is asked to call the local detachment at (250) 561-3300, or Crime-Stoppers at 1 (800) 222-8477.

– with files from Kyle Balzer, My PG Now

ORIGINAL STORY:

The Prince George RCMP responded to a report of an attempted abduction of a child from a daycare facility.

Just after 3PM on Friday, a woman attended a daycare and requested to pick-up a child by her name.

According to police, the suspect was not able to provide identification and was not given access to the child.

The woman left without incident and the parent was advised and further confirmed no one else was authorized to pick up the child.

Investigators believe this was a targeted incident, but warn all parents and daycare providers as a precaution.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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