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Man Arrested For Attempted Child Abduction At Castle Island

BOSTON (CBS) - Police have arrested a man for attempted child abduction at Castle Island.

The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. Monday.

State Police said a stranger acting erratically approached a 12-year-old boy and his mother near the bathrooms.

When the mother told the man to leave, he grabbed her son's arm.

She pushed him away and he ran off.

Police arrested him a short distance away.

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