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Monday, April 29, 2024

Driver attempts to kidnap Memoral High School student

A 16-year-old Memorial High School student reported to Madison police that a male driver contacted her while  she was walking on the 600 block of S. Gammon Rd. Tuesday morning.

""The girl said she was in a parking lot when the man did a U-turn in his car and approached,"" Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a statement.

The suspect asked the victim if she needed a ride. The victim ignored the driver and kept walking, police said.

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The suspect is said to be a white male and was driving an older, brown two-door boxy-style car at the time of the incident.

This is the second time this month that this type of incident has been reported to police.

Jan. 4, a 15-year-old male student reported to police that a man offered him a ride as he was walking to school along S. Gammon Road, which is close to where contact was made Tuesday morning. The man was driving a Chevrolet Trailblazer, police said.

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