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Finnerty Place, Washington Township, NJ

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Bergen Boy, 13, Says Men In Landscaping Truck Tried To Abduct Him Bergen Boy, 13, Says Men In Landscaping Truck Tried To Abduct Him
Bergen Boy, 13, Says Men In Landscaping Truck Tried To Abduct Him UPDATE: A language barrier was to blame for a 13-year-old boy mistakenly thinking that two landscapers were trying to lure him into their pickup truck near a busy Washington Township shopping center last month, police said Friday. Authorities reached that conclusion following a thorough investigation that included interviews with the boy, the landscapers and witnesses, as well as the assistance of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and a New Jersey State Police sketch artist. "It was determined to have been a misunderstanding due to a language barrier and the individuals speaking with ea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen Boy, 13, Says Men In Landscaping Truck Tried To Abduct Him Bergen Boy, 13, Says Men In Landscaping Truck Tried To Abduct Him
Bergen Boy, 13, Says Men In Landscaping Truck Tried To Abduct Him A 13-year-old boy told police two men in a pickup truck tried to abduct him near a busy Washington Township shopping center on Saturday. Police were interviewing him, reviewing area surveillance video and looking for witnesses among the crowd of shoppers and businesses in an attempt to corroborate his account. The investigation continued through the afternoon into early evening Saturday with no results, authorities said. The youngster told police the passenger got out of the parked truck, extended his arm and said "give me your hand" on Finnerty Place near Washington Town Center around 11:…

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by Jerry DeMarco