Lethbridge Police Service. (Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko/LethbridgeNewsNOW

LPS investigating report of attempted child abduction

Apr 5, 2021 | 4:54 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge Police are looking into complaints that five people allegedly tried to abduct a 12-year-old girl.

At 2:30 pm on Sunday, April 4, the girl told police that a van pulled up beside her near the Lakeview School baseball diamonds on Henderson Lake Boulevard South.

She claimed the occupants got out of the vehicle and tried to grab her.

The suspects reportedly chased her for a short distance on foot but she was able to get away.

Those involved returned to their van and drove southbound on Henderson Lake Boulevard.

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There is no indication that any of the suspects spoke to the girl.

LPS says the vehicle is a larger white Chevrolet van with red or rusted wheels, tinted windows throughout, and had an Alberta license plate.

The occupants of the van were described as three men and two women, all in their mid-20s.

Police searched the area but were unable to find any of the suspects.

Anyone with information is asked to call Lethbridge Police at 403-328-4444 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.