Crime

Fife police investigating after attempted abduction of high school student

A man lured a high school student into his car Wednesday morning in Fife in an attempted abduction outside the school, police said. The student jumped from the car after being driven two blocks.

Fife Police Department officers responded about 8:15 a.m. to an unspecified high school for a report of an attempted abduction, according to a news release from the department. The student reported they entered a dark blue passenger car under a false pretense.

The driver was described as a man who was about 30 years old.

Police did not disclose where the attempted abduction occurred or how the student was lured into the car. A representative from FPD was not immediately available for more information.

The student was driven about two blocks from the school before they realized something was wrong, police said. As traffic slowed, the student jumped from the vehicle and called 911.

Fife police are continuing to investigate.

This story was originally published February 24, 2022 at 10:48 AM.

Peter Talbot
The News Tribune
Peter Talbot is a criminal justice reporter for The News Tribune. He started with the newspaper in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at NPR in Washington, D.C. He also interned for the Oregonian and the Tampa Bay Times. Support my work with a digital subscription
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