The child admitted he was untruthful about the whole ordeal.

We have received media inquiries regarding an alleged kidnapping of a 10yr old. At 17:25 HRS the Bridgeport ECC received a 911 call on a preliminary report of a 10yr old that was dragged into a white minivan with tints against his will at Went Field and then later dropped off at Mcdonald’s restaurant on Fairfield Avenue. During the BPD DB investigation, the child admitted he was untruthful about the whole ordeal.

7:32pm–Bridgeport Police just told Fairfield that this turned out to be a false report.

2022-09-14@5:47pm–#Bridgeport CT– There was an attempted abduction of a ten-year-old boy in the 100 block of Norman Street (near the park) by a white mini-van with tinted windows with two black males. the operator was wearing a blue shirt.

This is the news I USE to be able to warn the public about. Now I only find out if they share it to surrounding communities.
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