Crime & Safety

District Questions Boys Abduction Claim

Police say a man tried to grab a 7-year-old boy on his way to Paxinosa Elementary Tuesday.

Easton police say a 7-year-old boy said he managed to get away from a man who tried to grab him Tuesday morning as he walked to school.

But Easton area school officials issued a statement late Monday afternoon saying an investigation found the threat wasn't credible. 

The boy told police he was walking in the 1100 block of Pine Street on his way to Paxinosa Elementary when the man grabbed his backpack and his shoulders.

According to police, the boy said he was able to escape and may have injured him in the process. 


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