By Aaron Schulze

Talk to your kids about strangers, Tisdale RCMP say after alleged abduction attempt

Aug 1, 2018 | 3:10 PM

After an alleged attempted child abduction in Tisdale, the RCMP are reminding parents to have discussions with children regarding safety around strangers.

RCMP said they received a report saying a man in a white truck offered two young girls candy and a ride home July 30. The girls declined the offer without incident, police said, though extensive patrols failed to locate the suspect.

Sgt. Daryl Andrusiak told northeastNOW it’s important to have strategies for how children interact with strangers, though he noted such incidents are “a rare occurrence.” 

Andrusiak said it’s important to be clear with children about what a stranger is.

“I guess I would be a stranger to a good number of people,” he said, “depending how literally kids take the meaning of the word.”

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Although attempted abductions are rare, Andrisuiak said police don’t want to downplay the issue, though he believes reports of child abductions are receiving more prominence now.

“To say ‘don’t worry about it, it’s a one-off thing,’ I’d hate to put it on the back burner like that because you just never know,” Andrusiak said. “It should always be at the front of everyone’s mind.”

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