Police Investigate Attempted Child Abduction In Park Ridge
(CBS) -- Police are investigating an attempted child abduction Monday in Park Ridge.
Officers responded to a call of a suspicious person in the 1900 block of Parkside Drive about 5:50 p.m. and spoke to a 7-year-old boy who said he was approached by an unknown man, police said in a statement.
The boy said the man grabbed his arm, that he had a gun and that he was a murderer, police said.
The boy pulled away and ran before the suspect chased him, fell and then fled.
The man was described as a 5-foot-9 to 6-foot-tall white man in his early to mid-20s with a medium build, police said.
He was wearing blue shorts or pants, a grey shirt and a blue hat.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Park Ridge Police Department at (847) 318-5252.
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