Police say reports of an attempted abduction in Wiscasset that took off on social media actually turned out to be a story of a good Samaritan.Police say they were called Tuesday night for reports of a van with New Hampshire license plates with two men trying to abduct a young girl. Police say it was all “a HUGE misunderstanding.”The van was located Wednesday morning and police say they have spoken with everyone involved and thoroughly investigated.Police say the driver of the van was headed south on Route 1 into Wiscasset when he saw an older man on the side of the road near Red’s Eats, appearing to be hitchhiking. The man drove past, but then felt compelled to turn around to see if he could help. He found the older man talking with a couple of people near Red’s and overheard him offering to pay $30 if someone would give him a ride to Brunswick to run a couple of errands and get groceries.Police say the man in the van, whose name was not released, offered to give the man a ride for free, even though it was far out of his way.Police say after the older man was in the grocery store for a very long time, the driver of the van got concerned and went inside. He found the older man at the register with $150 worth of groceries but only $30 in money because he had left his wallet at home. The good Samaritan paid for the groceries and then gave the man a ride to his home in Wiscasset.Police say they have seen receipts proving the good Samaritan paid $149.38 in Brunswick.Police say, even though this turned out to be nothing nefarious, the people who reported concerns in this case did everything right and provided excellent descriptions to police.
Police say reports of an attempted abduction in Wiscasset that took off on social media actually turned out to be a story of a good Samaritan.
Police say they were called Tuesday night for reports of a van with New Hampshire license plates with two men trying to abduct a young girl. Police say it was all “a HUGE misunderstanding.”
The van was located Wednesday morning and police say they have spoken with everyone involved and thoroughly investigated.
Police say the driver of the van was headed south on Route 1 into Wiscasset when he saw an older man on the side of the road near Red’s Eats, appearing to be hitchhiking. The man drove past, but then felt compelled to turn around to see if he could help. He found the older man talking with a couple of people near Red’s and overheard him offering to pay $30 if someone would give him a ride to Brunswick to run a couple of errands and get groceries.
Police say the man in the van, whose name was not released, offered to give the man a ride for free, even though it was far out of his way.
Police say after the older man was in the grocery store for a very long time, the driver of the van got concerned and went inside. He found the older man at the register with $150 worth of groceries but only $30 in money because he had left his wallet at home. The good Samaritan paid for the groceries and then gave the man a ride to his home in Wiscasset.
Police say they have seen receipts proving the good Samaritan paid $149.38 in Brunswick.
Police say, even though this turned out to be nothing nefarious, the people who reported concerns in this case did everything right and provided excellent descriptions to police.