Extra police patrolling Mascoutah after girls report attempted abduction - STLtoday.com
Mascoutah police say a report by two girls that a man tried to abduct them was false. The two 11-year-old girls told police that they were walking near First and Green streets at about 9:45 p. m. Thursday when they saw a man come out of a church and get into a pickup truck. They told police that the man called them over to his truck and reached out and tried to grab the arm of one of the girls. By later Friday morning, police had found the man the girls described and interviewed him. Police then talked to the girls again, and they recanted, police say. Police say they would not be identifying the girls, and the girls will not face any criminal charges. Source: www.stltoday.com
