Suspect wanted for planning child abduction

Posted: 4:37 pm, December 17, 2013 by Publisher Scott Brennan

This original report turns out to have been false

See updated story: Report of planned child abduction was false

Suspect is white male, 60’s, 5’11” tall, 220 lbs., blonde hair, blue eyes

On Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 at about 1 p.m., staff from the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District notified the Paso Robles Police Department of a possible planned child abduction.

School district staff got a tip from a source outside the area who reported they had received information from a third party about this planned abduction. The unidentified third party told the reporting party that a male subject was planning to abduct a school aged male from an unidentified school in Paso Robles sometime before Christmas.

The suspect had reportedly been scouting various schools in the area as part of the planning for this incident.

School district officials called the police and also told the reporting party to contact the Paso Robles Police Department, which he did. However, this reporting party refused to provide any pertinent information and ended the call. This reporting party has since been contacted by a Paso Robles police officer and is cooperating with the investigation.

Working in partnership with school district officials, the security presence was immediately elevated at all schools in the district. Notifications were made to the other school districts in the area and the information was broadcast to all law enforcement agencies in the area.

Police officers and detectives are currently following up on all available investigative leads. The suspect is described as a white male adult in his 60’s, 5’11” tall, 220 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. The suspect is reportedly driving a white Ford pickup truck with a camper shell.

This investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call the Paso Robles Police Department. If you have any information about this crime or any person(s) involved, you are urged to call Crime Stoppers at (805) 549-STOP (549-7867) or submit a Web Tip from the Crime Stoppers website at http://www.slotips.org. “slotips” and your message to CRIMES (or 274637). You do not have to give your name. Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward of up to $1000 for information leading to arrest and conviction, and you can remain anonymous.