Police are appealing for public assistance following the attempted abduction of a teenage girl near Penrith overnight. About 7pm (Tuesday 17 June 2014), a 16-year-old girl was walking along O’Connell Street in Kingswood after getting off a bus from Mount Druitt. A short distance from the bus stop, the girl was approached by a man in a vehicle. Investigators have been told the man spoke to her briefly, before grabbing her arm and attempting to pull her toward the vehicle. The girl hit the man across the face, before he returned to his vehicle and fled the area. Officers from St Marys Local Area Command were contacted a short time later and launched an investigation. Police conducted a search of the surrounding area; however the vehicle was not located. The vehicle involved has been described as being an older model red-coloured four-door sedan, with black rims. Inquiries into the matter are continuing and detectives are urging anyone with information that could assist in the investigation to come forward. In particular, police would like to speak to anyone who may have been driving along O’Connell Street at the time of the incident. Police are urging anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Posted on: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 06:27:21 +0000
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