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Attempted child abduction in Chillicothe

Posted at 10:02 AM, Feb 03, 2016
and last updated 2016-02-03 11:43:02-05

A man attempted to abduct an 11-year-old boy outside a Fastlanes Bowling Alley in Chillicothe Tuesday night, according to Chillicothe police. The victim escaped, but the abductor is still at large.

A Facebook post made by the Chillicothe Police Department reports that the suspect has been described as an adult male in his 20s or 30s with black hair.

 

 

On February 2, 2016, at approximately 2030 hours, at the Fastlanes Bowling Alley in Chillicothe, an attempted child...

Posted by Chillicothe Police Department on Wednesday, February 3, 2016

 

The victim said that the suspect was wearing a grey hoodie and jumped into a white Chevrolet, which may have been driven by another person, when the abduction attempt failed. 

Police hope to identify a possible witness, a woman who was outside smoking when the incident occurred, but authorities also encourage the public to contact them with any information about the suspect 

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