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	Garda&iacute; are investigating a report of an attempted abduction of a teenager in north Co Dublin.</p>
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	A man is understood to have tried to drag a 13-year-old boy into his car at around 7.45am on January 30 as he walked along Castleland Park link road in Balbriggan.</p>
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	The boy told teachers he was on his way to school when a black car pulled up and the male driver offered to take him to class.</p>
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	When he refused, the teen said the man got out of the vehicle and tried to drag him by the shoulder into the car but he kicked him and escaped.</p>
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	In a second reported incident, there was a &quot;suspicious approach&quot; to a teenager at around 8am on February 3 on the same stretch of road. However, it is understood there was nothing to suggest this was sinister.</p>
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	Schools in the area have sent text messages and letters to parents warning them about the incidents.</p>
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	&quot;Parents are warned to be careful after two suspected child abduction attempts near schools in Balbriggan in the last week,&quot; a post on the Balbriggan.info website said.</p>
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	&quot;Children are vulnerable and trusting and it is our job as parents to remind them of basic safety rules.&quot;</p>
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	Gardai confirmed they are investigating the January 30 incident.</p>
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	&quot;It&#39;s alleged that the man attempted to drag the youth into the car and this was unsuccessful,&quot; a spokesperson told the Herald.</p>
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	&quot;The male youth then ran away and reported the incident to his school and onwards to Balbriggan gardai.&quot;</p>
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	Meanwhile, on a private Facebook page, some people threatened to take action against any suspected offenders.</p>
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	A community notice was separately posted online to warn parents about the incidents.</p>
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	It is understood there are no descriptions of the suspected abductor.</p>
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	The father of the boy involved in the first incident alerted other parents on Facebook, warning: &quot;Some **** try to grab ***** up at Castlelands. Folks, tell your kids ta be extra careful out there.&quot;</p>
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	This post was shared 145 times and friends responded to check that the child was safe, with the father responding that his son was &quot;shaking like a leaf&quot;.</p>
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	Gardai have said that &quot;no arrests or action will be made by anyone but An Garda Siochana&quot;.</p>
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	&quot;We deal with all allegations of crimes very seriously and investigate them accordingly.&quot;</p>
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	(Published by the Irish Independent on the 9th February 2017)</p>
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	<a href="http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/schoolboy-13-left-shaking-like-a-leaf-in-abduction-scare-35436657.html">http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/schoolboy-13-left-shaking-like-a-leaf-in-abduction-scare-35436657.html</a></p>
