David Davis

Statesman Journal

UPDATE at 12:30 p.m.

Salem police said the child has admitted he made up the alleged abduction.

The admission came today during an interview today by a school resource officer.

Police said in a release the child said he had runaway because "he did not wish to go to school."

No further updates are expected.

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A child walking to a school bus stop said he was grabbed by a man he did not know Monday morning.

Around 8:30 a.m. the child was near the intersection of Stellers Eagle Street NW and Bald Eagle Avenue NW when he he said he was grabbed by the arm, said Lt. Dave Okada, of the Salem Police Department. The child was able to pull away before being pushed to the ground by the man. The child then ran as the man followed in his vehicle.

An Oregon State Police trooper later found the child walking along Highway 22. The child had a scrape on his arm and was taken to Salem Hospital for evaluation.

The suspect is described as a white male with blue eyes in his thirties. He was wearing a Boston Red Sox hat and was driving a rusted black vehicle which made a squealing noise when being driven.

If anyone has any information about the incident they are asked to call the Salem Police Department at 503-588-6257.

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