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06/09/2012
Police Hunt After Attempted Abduction Of Three-Year-Old Girl
Police in Blackpool are hunting two people on suspicion of the attempted abduction of a three-year-old girl on a busy street.
The man and woman are thought to have approached the girl outside the Salad Bowl greengrocers on Topping Street around 14:20 on Tuesday afternoon.
They are suspected of trying to lead her away before the girl's grandmother intervened.
Detectives are now trying to trace two people captured on CCTV footage.
"Understandably the public are going to be alarmed and concerned about what happened," she said.
"Our priority at the moment is to track these two people down as I believe they could have vital information that will assist the investigation.
"At this moment in time I would urge people to be vigilant and keep an eye out on little ones, especially when out visiting the shops in town."
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The man and woman are thought to have approached the girl outside the Salad Bowl greengrocers on Topping Street around 14:20 on Tuesday afternoon.
They are suspected of trying to lead her away before the girl's grandmother intervened.
Detectives are now trying to trace two people captured on CCTV footage.
"Understandably the public are going to be alarmed and concerned about what happened," she said.
"Our priority at the moment is to track these two people down as I believe they could have vital information that will assist the investigation.
"At this moment in time I would urge people to be vigilant and keep an eye out on little ones, especially when out visiting the shops in town."
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