Sketch of child-abduction suspect released
Western Valley RCMP continues investigation of attempted kidnapping Sept. 4 in Tilley
The Mounties have released a sketch of a man police believe tried to abduct a child earlier this month in a small community about 15 kilometres north of Perth Andover.
The Western Valley region detachment of the RCMP issued a news release Sept. 5 detailing a serious incident reported the day before in Tilley, N.B.
“On September 4, 2023, at approximately 9:40 a.m., members of the Western Valley Region RCMP responded to a report of a man who had approached a child and tried to get them into his vehicle on Walker Road in Tilley, N.B.,” the force said in a news release Tuesday afternoon.
“The child fought the man and ran to a neighbouring house. The man left the scene before police arrived.”
Tilley is located about a two-hour drive northwest of Fredericton, and about an hour north of Woodstock.
The RCMP had sought information from the public about the incident and the unidentified suspect, and its investigation has been ongoing.
The force renewed its call for tips Monday, releasing a sketch of the suspect in the case.
“Police have now obtained a composite sketch of the individual and are hoping that the sketch may help identify him,” the RCMP said in a post on social media.
In the original release, police described the male suspect as being heavy-set, standing about 5’5” to 5’8” tall (165-173 centimetres), with black hair, short in the front and longer in the back.
It also noted the suspect was in a white vehicle in the Walker Road area of Tilley believed to have been in the area between 9 a.m. and noon Sept. 4.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Western Valley detachment at 506-423-8719 or to provide tips anonymously through Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), by downloading the secure P3 Mobile App, or online through Secure Web Tips at www.crimenb.ca.
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