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Abbotsford Police Ask Good Samaritan To Call Them After Attempted Abduction Of Teenage Girl

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 30 Sep, 2016 10:46 AM

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police in Abbotsford, B.C., are appealing to a Good Samaritan to contact them, saying he helped a 16-year-old girl during an attempted abduction and could assist investigators.

Police say the girl was waiting at a bus stop on Sept. 17 when a man drove past her several times in a van before parking the vehicle and approaching her.

Officers say he tried to entice her with liquor and a ride to work but she refused.

#abbypd are still looking for and hoping to speak with Good Samaritan who assisted 16 year old abduction victim. https://t.co/x8kMslInhN
— Abbotsford Police (@AbbyPoliceDept) September 29, 2016

Police say the suspect grabbed the teen by the arm and tried to pull her toward his parked vehicle.

The girl resisted, and as she and a male passerby yelled at the suspect, he escaped.

Twenty-four-year-old Dwight Love-Paulson has been arrested and charged with assault.

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