Berlin Township Child Almost Faces Abduction
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A child told police that she was nearly abducted while walking to school on Wednesday morning in Camden County.
Berlin Township police reported that the child met up with police after arriving to school at John F. Kennedy Elementary School. It happened around 8:45 a.m. in the area of Washington and Grove avenues. The 8 year old girl said that an unknown man approached her from behind and tried to take her while she was walking to school. She was able to fight the man off and get away safely.
She also told police that she may have stabbed him with a pencil that she was carrying. Detectives say the suspect has a dark beard and was last seen wearing a black clothes and a baseball cap. The neighborhood citizen were alarmed about the shocking news.
“We don’t get that kind of action on this side of this area. It’s very shocking,” one resident stated.
The school district superintendent sent an email to parents, stating both schools were placed into a security protocol and after-school activities were canceled. This is an ongoing investigation.
Berlin County asks if you or someone you know has any information to contact them.
