| Friday, August 24, 2007 11:11 PM CDT |
Bloomington police: Attempted kidnapping report was false
By Pantagraph staff
The report of a man attempting to kidnap a young girl in Bloomington turned out to be false, Bloomington police said Friday afternoon.
A caller claimed the incident happened on East Washington Street about 1 p.m. Friday, but police said the call turned out to be unfounded.
However, information on the initial call ended up in various places, including the Normal-based Unit 5 school district. An initial e-mail went to 50 members of the district’s administrative team to inform staff, faculty, parents and students as needed, Unit 5 Superintendent Gary Niehaus said.
He was not aware it was a false report until late Friday afternoon.
Normal and McLean County sheriff’s police had no reports of any abductions or attempts.
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