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Lambton OPP search for suspect after 16-year-old escapes from being dragged into car

Few details are known, but OPP believe this is an isolated incident and say there is no threat to public safety. Don Mitchell / Global News

The Lambton Ontario Provincial Police are investigating an attempted abduction on Tuesday in Forest, Ont.

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At around 1 p.m. Tuesday, the OPP said the suspect attempted to drag a 16-year-old boy into the back seat of a vehicle on Prince Street.

The youth was able to escape, police said.

The suspect is described as a white man, between 5 feet 10 inches to six feet tall, medium build, tan complexion, with black hair, a mustache and a goatee.

Police say he was wearing a plain red shirt and black track pants.

The suspect’s vehicle is described as a red or maroon Chrysler Sebring with limo tints and flat silver or grey rims. A dream catcher also hung from the rear-view mirror.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lambton County OPP at 519-882-1011 or 1-888-310-1122, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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