By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
POLICE have stepped up their search for two men who attempted to kidnap a 13-year-old boy in Narre Warren.
The News reported the frightening encounter in July and on Tuesday 2 August police released an image of a white sedan in the hope fresh evidence will come to light.
The teenage boy was walking alone in parkland adjacent to The Esplanade, at Berwick Springs Reserve, just before 5.30pm on Sunday 17 July.
He was on the footpath when a 1990s model white Holden Commodore sedan with black rims stopped on the road.
The man in the passenger seat got out and grabbed the boy by the hand and said “you’re coming with me”.
The man tried pulling the boy toward the car, but the boy managed to kick him in the shin and ran off.
The man tried to follow the boy but gave up and got back into the car and the two men drove off.
The Cranbourne school boy described the man who approached him as overweight, wearing a black balaclava, black zip-up hooded top, black jeans and black gloves.
The man driving the car is described as aged between 70-80-years-old, long greying hair and beard and was wearing a black zip-up jumper with a Harley Davidson emblem.
The boy’s dad was called to the scene and police attended, but no-one was traced.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Narre Warren police station as soon as possible on 9705 3111.
