'Car drove slowly past girl cycling in Crowle' - police investigate report

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a car drove slowly past a 10-year-old girl cycling home from school in Crowle.

The girl's mother was cycling a short distance behind her daughter at the time, but reported the car, which contained two men, because she felt it was suspicious.

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It happened in Mill Road on Monday, at about 3.25pm.

The car did not stop and the men did not talk to the girl.

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Officers searched for the dark blue vehicle but were unable to find it.

The report comes as detectives in Scunthorpe investigate the apparent attempted abduction of an 11-year-old girl in Annes Crescent last Friday.

Yesterday, police appealed to residents not to panic over unfounded rumours of other incidents being spread on social networks including Facebook, and said "hoax" reports risked harming their investigation.

A spokesman said today: "Officers are keen to reiterate that children and their parents do need to be aware of the general stranger danger advice.

"However, we would also point out that there is no reason to panic and worry unduly. North Lincolnshire is a very safe place to live and work.

"If anyone saw the car and has any more information about it or the people travelling in it, or indeed the driver of the vehicle itself, they are asked to call police on 101."

Witnesses should refer to log 461 of October 8.

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  • Profile image for HarryWorth

    by HarryWorth

    Friday, October 12 2012, 9:07AM

    “Heyal, are you a paranoid conspiracy theory junkie, or just a bit simple?

    A casual acquaintance's friend of my dog groomer's dentist once owned a dark blue car.
    If he drove slowly once, does that make me a suspect?

    In your mind, probably yes”

  • Profile image for adders2

    by adders2

    Friday, October 12 2012, 8:56AM

    “I only know because this caretaker told my mum's close friend's mother in law (who works at the school)"
    Exactly!!!!!”

  • Profile image for heyal

    by heyal

    Thursday, October 11 2012, 9:53PM

    “Or maybe they want to keep it quiet so no more viral rumours spread as they have been doing (hoaxes or not)

    I only know because this caretaker told my mum's close friend's mother in law (who works at the school)”

  • Profile image for adders2

    by adders2

    Thursday, October 11 2012, 9:38PM

    “Heyal, a story like that would surely be headline news??????”

  • Profile image for heyal

    by heyal

    Thursday, October 11 2012, 8:28PM

    “The St.Bedes rumour is true unfortunately. My mum's close friend's mother in law also works at the school. The caretaker ran after them shouting, the 2 men shouted back (foreign, they're a form of Asian?) and dragged the girl into the car before he could get to them or take the number plate or anything.

    If a dark car matching the description given had slowed down past my daughter, I would call the police too. You can't take any chances these days. You just can't.

    Police, or at the very least PCSOs should be outside schools for mornings and home times. There are too many of these reports for nothing to be done about it.

    But who can blame the "SPEEDOS" (as I saw it on a previous comment) when their consequences are 3 meals a day, no worries, no bills and conversation and socialising with other sick people with the same sick interests! ALL at our expense!”

  • Profile image for HarryWorth

    by HarryWorth

    Thursday, October 11 2012, 8:06PM

    “Scare mongering”

  • Profile image for BrianPotter_1

    by BrianPotter_1

    Thursday, October 11 2012, 7:26PM

    “@HoneyBadger

    If that is true I would of thought it would of been in the news by now. I'll stand corrected and apologise if it's in the news tomorrow but i suspect either your friend is exaggerating massively or its just a complete lie.”

  • Profile image for Hazzers

    by Hazzers

    Thursday, October 11 2012, 4:42PM

    “My friends nextdoor neighbours milkmans child minder told him that her uncles barbers Tuesday afternoon customer told him that a van pulled over near a Junior school , after a lot of gossip and concern it turn out it was the meter reader.”

  • Profile image for adders2

    by adders2

    Thursday, October 11 2012, 4:23PM

    “A few years ago my mother was selling her home, 2 doors from Frodingham Infants school,after 50 years living there. She asked me to take some photos of it. This I, naively apparently, did at approx 9am. A couple of hours later two bobbies arrived and wanted to know what I was doing "photographing children walking to school". Thankfully my mother could confirm her request. Sometimes I wonder what is in the mothers' minds, as MY actions were totally innocent!”

  • Profile image for HoneyBadger

    by HoneyBadger

    Thursday, October 11 2012, 3:25PM

    “I've just heard from a friend that she's had police round stating a 14 year old girl was snatched outside St Bede's school last night, remain vigilant guys! Maybe these reports are more serious than you think!”

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