‘Suspected kidnapping unfounded’ - cops
Fredericton Police Force issued alert Saturday night woman was forced into vehicle
The people involved in a situation thought to be an abduction Saturday night have been identified, says the Fredericton Police Force, but officers determined there was no crime committed.
The city police force issued an advisory on social media Saturday night describing what was believed to be an abduction of a woman on a road on the city’s north side.
“On Oct. 21, 2023, at approximately 10:20 p.m., Fredericton police responded to multiple calls in the area of Ring Road and Claudie Road for a woman who was involved in a physical altercation with three people,” the social media post said.
“The woman was reported to have been forced into a vehicle which fled the area before police arrived.”
Police asked the public for tips that might lead to the various individuals to be identified.
However, police spokesperson Sonya Gilks told the Fredericton Independent on Sunday morning that it turns out things were not as they appeared to be to police based on initial reports.
“The individuals were identified and the matter resolved,” she wrote in an email. “The suspected kidnapping was deemed unfounded.”
The Saturday night alert indicated the woman was Caucasian, in her mid 20s, with a medium build and brown hair, wearing a white shirt, white pants and no shoes.
The vehicle involved in the situation was described as a dark-coloured car that was last seen heading west on Ring Road toward Douglas, the original release said.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.
Wearing no shoes ? And how many people called this in and now there is no concern! I call bullcrap does not say if they spoke to the woman or if they found the car! Watch next couple of weeks we are going to have yet anther missing woman
Just saying
Great job and the ppl should face charges for fake reporting