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Man tried to snatch girl, mother says.


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 of a 12-year-old girl.

Niki Johnson said a man tried to grab her daughter as the girl rode her horse on Suttle Road about 6:30 p.m. Monday.

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"She was shaking like a leaf and she was sobbing" after the encounter, Johnson said.

Ron Osibov, principal at Crow Middle/High School, where the child is a student, sent a letter home with students Tuesday night, informing parents of the incident. He read its contents over the school's announcement system. The Fern Ridge School District also sent a letter home with students.

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The girl was on her way to meet a friend at the intersection of Suttle and Evers roads, west of Territorial Highway, when a man in a silvery-blue sedan Sedan (sədäN`), town (1990 pop. 22,407), Ardennes dept., NE France, on the Meuse River. A noted textile center since the 16th cent., Sedan also has metal and brewing industries. The town became part of French crown lands in 1642.  veered toward her as if to hit her, Johnson said.

He asked her name and age, and when the child ignored him and turned toward home, he backed up his car and blocked her path, the mother said.

He asked her name and age again and tried to grab her through his open window when she tried to get away, Johnson said. He never actually touched the child, who rode home to safety.

A Lane County sheriff's deputy responded and searched without success for the car, which resembled a Honda Accord The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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Sheriff's Sgt. Clint Riley said the agency had not received reports of any similar cases in the area, but deputies who work out of Veneta were keeping an eye out for the man and the car, which was last seen headed west on Suttle Road.

Anyone with information can contact the sheriff's office tip line at 682-4167.
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Title Annotation:Crime; The 12-year-old was on horseback and escaped safely from the driver of a car sought by law enforcement officials
Publication:The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Date:Sep 19, 2007
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