Leesburg Police investigating attempted child abduction

LEESBURG, Ga. – The Leesburg Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a man who attempted to lure a 6-year-old child into a black van.

The attempted abduction occurred on Friday, March 22 around 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of Peach Avenue South and Fox Chase Court in Leesburg.

This happened after the child got off the school bus and was walking home. When the suspect approached, he refused the suspect and ran home.

Captain James Vick, the head investigator for the Leesburg Police Department says the suspect, a white adult male with a medium build with dark, poofy curly hair with red marks on both cheeks and pimples who fled the scene in a large black SUV or mini van.

If you have any information about this incident or the male suspect or see a suspicious black van should contact the Leesburg Police Department at (229) 759-6464.

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