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Alert Tacoma teen’s call about luring leads to arrest, heroin bust

When the strange man offered to give the 13-year-old Tacoma girl a ride, she said no. When he flashed money and told her to get in the car, she ran into the house and called police – but not before she punched the car’s license number into her phone.

Published: Jan. 4, 2013 at 5:19 p.m. PSTUpdated: Jan. 4, 2013 at 5:21 p.m. PST
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When the strange man offered to give the 13-year-old Tacoma girl a ride, she said no. When he flashed money and told her to get in the car, she ran into the house and called police – but not before she punched the car’s license number into her phone.

Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2013/01/04/alert-teens-child-luring-call-leads-to-arrest-and-drug-bust/#storylink=cpy

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