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Police: Landscapers Didn't Attempt To Lure Boy, 13, Near Washington Township Shopping Center Police: Landscapers Didn't Attempt To Lure Boy, 13, Near Washington Township Shopping Center
Police: Landscapers Didn't Attempt To Lure Boy, 13, Near Washington Township Shopping Center 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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