ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Authorities in Anchorage, Alaska, suspect an individual is using apparent traffic accidents as a ruse in his attempts to abduct young girls.
The Anchorage Daily News reported Saturday authorities suspect on three separate occasions, an unidentified man between 18 and 20 years of age attempted to abduct young girls by first clipping them with his vehicle.
Authorities said the first incident occurred Jan. 14, with similar incidents logged Thursday and Friday.
Police said all three incidents took place during morning hours as the young girls were either on their way to school or to bus stops.
The Jan. 14 incident involved a man offering a 10-year-old girl a ride in his car after he bumped her with his vehicle. The girl refused the man's offer.
A 10-year-old girl did enter the man's vehicle Thursday after being struck by his car, but got away after screaming for help as they passed by her school.
Police told the Daily News an 11-year-old girl refused a man's request to enter his car Friday, only to be struck by his vehicle and offered a ride to the hospital.
