Crime & Safety

Composite Sketch Released of Van Driver in Attempted Abduction

A police sketch artist has drawn up a picture showing the man possibly involved in an attempted abduction in Hamilton on Monday evening.

Police have released a composite sketch of the man they are seeking to question in connection .

said the incident was reported at 4:36 p.m. on Monday after a juvenile said that a man in a white van with blue markings on it pulled up beside them and motioned for the juvenile to come over to the van. The juvenile then ran into nearby woods and back home, where they reported the incident to a neighbor, who called police.

Police have not released the exact age or sex of the victim or the exact location in Hamilton where the incident occurred.

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The sketch of the van driver was drawn by Officer Evan Robitaille, who is a police sketch artist, based on a description provided by the victim. It was distributed at about noon on Tuesday.

Hamilton police are asking with any information on the whereabouts of the man shown in the sketch or other information about the incident called them at 978-468-1212.

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