Police: Incident with van outside Huston Middle School not an attempted abduction
An incident in which a man told a young girl to get into his van was not an attempted abduction, Lower Burrell police said Friday.
The department said it was notified Friday of the incident that happened around 8:10 p.m. Thursday.
An officer said the entire matter may have been just a misunderstanding regarding who he was supposed to be picking up. Police were speaking with the driver, who has been identified.
According to police, a man driving a dark gray or black minivan pulled alongside a Huston Middle School student in the area of Claremont Drive. He asked if the girl was someone, and after the girl replied no, he electronically opened the minivan’s sliding door and said, “You can get in anyways.”
The student continued walking.
There were other students who saw the same vehicle, police said.
Brian C. Rittmeyer is a TribLive reporter covering news in New Kensington, Arnold and Plum. A Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, Brian has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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