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2004
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CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
VINCENT P. SARUBBI, CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR
MEDIA INFORMATION
January 13, 2004
Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi and Lindenwold Police
Chief Francis A. McHenry announced tonight that authorities are investigating
an attempted luring this afternoon in Lindenwold, N.J.
An 11-year-old girl got off her bus after school and went to a friend's
home briefly. She then left the friend's house to go home. As she
was walking in the 100 block of South Carlton in Lindenwold at approximately
3:30 p.m., a white, four-door vehicle made a U-turn and approached
her. The victim reports that the suspect got out of the car, asked
her to help him find his puppy and offered her candy. She declined
and walked around the suspect, who then grabbed her by the neck. The
victim punched at the suspect, managed to break free and ran the short
distance back to her friend's home. The suspect chased the girl briefly,
then fled in his vehicle.
The suspect is described as a heavy-set black male, approximately
30 to 40 years old, with short black hair, curly on top and shaved
on the sides. He is described as having hazel eyes, a goatee, diamond
earring in his left ear with a crooked tooth and a ring on his right
hand. He was wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and baggy blue jeans.
His vehicle is described as a white four-door sedan with a dent on
the passenger side front door and a small Winnie the Pooh sticker
on the passenger side rear window.
Investigators are looking into the possibility that the same suspect
was responsible for Attempted Lurings on Dec. 8 and Dec. 10 in Pine
Hill, N.J.
Lindenwold Police are increasing patrols around schools in response
to the incident. Sarubbi noted that this is the latest in a series
of such reported incidents in the southern end off Camden County since
the fall. While the descriptions in each case differ by varying degrees,
law enforcement officers are investigating whether the same suspect
is responsible for two or more of the disturbing incidents.
"Parents and children need to be alert and take proper precautions,"
Sarubbi said.
Anyone with information should call Lindenwold Police at (856) 784-2630.
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