{"id":23595,"date":"2011-11-08T08:08:16","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T13:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=23595"},"modified":"2011-11-08T08:08:16","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T13:08:16","slug":"fwpd-investigates-suspicious-incidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2011\/11\/08\/fwpd-investigates-suspicious-incidents\/","title":{"rendered":"FWPD investigates suspicious incident(s)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fort<\/p>\n

News release from the FWPD:<\/p>\n

Department Investigates Suspicious Incident(s)<\/strong>
\nVictim Thwarts Possible Abduction<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Date<\/strong>: November 7, 2011
\nLocation of Incident<\/strong>: Dewald Street & Hoagland Ave
\nVictim<\/strong>: Female, age 13<\/p>\n

Investigators with the City of Fort Wayne Police Department are currently investigating reports of suspicious activity, one possibly being an attempted abduction. Early this morning, at approximately 6:56 a.m., students reported to police officers that while waiting at their school bus stop in the area of Park Avenue and Thompson Street, a male subject approached them and began asking them questions about where they lived. Students reported that he walked away when the school bus came into the area. The students reported that the subject’s behavior made them feel uncomfortable and they reported the incident to the school bus driver who contacted police.<\/p>\n

At approximately 7:19 a.m., another student reported that while she was walking in the area of Dewald Street & Hoagland Avenue, a male subject who was walking behind her quickly approached her and grabbed her by the arm and the hair. The victim reported that she screamed, struck and kicked the suspect and that she fled the area. She reported that the suspect fled the area on foot. Officers surveyed the area, but did not locate the suspect.<\/p>\n

In both incidents, witnesses provided a similar description of the suspect.<\/p>\n

Suspect Description: Male, black, forties, 5’9″ – 6’1″, medium-build; last seen wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, dark-colored jeans or pants, and possible a white-colored hat.<\/p>\n

The City of Fort Wayne Police Department would like to offer the following safety suggestions for school-aged children and parents of students walking to and from school bus stops:<\/p>\n