Dad of victim in Washington Twp. attempted abduction: ‘We’re very nervous’ for family

WASHINGTON TWP. — The daddy of the lady a person tried to entice to get into his sedan in Washington Twp. on Sunday, in what’s being investigated as an tried abduction, advised Information Heart 7 tonight that till the suspect is apprehended, “we’re very nervous” for ourselves and others locally.

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Mike Rake stated he doesn’t need his daughter’s title talked about and whio.com isn’t figuring out her by title as a result of the suspect has not been apprehended as of Wednesday night time.

The 13-year-old lady was strolling her canine within the space of Spindletop Lane when a grey four-door sedan with tinted home windows slowed and approached her, in accordance with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Workplace. Investigators are on the lookout for that grey sedan and the suspect, described as an older white male with a grey beard.

“We had been very, very rattled by what occurred,” the daddy advised Information Heart 7′s Brandon Lewis in an unique interview.

“The neighborhood has executed an excellent job of rallying round her,” he stated. “If there’s any person on the market who has some info and may help us to make it possible for this individual is dropped at justice, we’d be very grateful.”

The lady instantly acknowledged the hazard and ran to a neighbor’s residence. They let her in, he stated, and she or he used her mother’s cellphone to name her father.

He stated he raced to go get her.

“I felt my abdomen drop,” he stated. “I felt like I didn’t even take a breath till I knew she was within the automobile with me.”

His daughter is doing properly, he stated. “She’s a tricky child. My spouse and I are very happy with her due to how she has dealt with the scenario.

He praised the individuals who let his daughter in when she knocked Sunday afternoon. He lauded his neighbors, who’ve been checking their doorbell and residential safety cam footage for any clues concerning the suspect. The neighborhood has been thought-about to be comparatively secure, he stated, noting that oldsters and kids know each other.

“However sadly, as of Sunday, issues have modified.”

The incident, he stated, is a reminder to everybody that irrespective of who you might be, or the place you might be, you need to watch your kids very carefully.

“We’re going to do our absolute best to not be complacent,” he stated.

He put out the decision for anyone who might have doorbell, residence safety digital camera footage or an eyewitness account of the grey sedan within the Saddle Creek growth (neighborhoods between Clyo and Atchison roads) about 5:30 p.m. Sunday to share that info with the sheriff’s workplace.

In case you have info you consider would assist the investigation, you might be requested to contact Montgomery County Regional Dispatch, 937-225-4357.

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