Student at Raleigh middle school escapes attempted abduction, principal says
A student at Leroy Martin Magnet Middle School in Raleigh managed to escape an attempted abduction and is now safe and with family, school officials said Wednesday.
The student was walking to school on Ridge Road Wednesday morning when an older man driving a red pickup truck approached the child, officials said. The man got out of his truck and tried to grab the student, but the child escaped, Principal Marla Mondora wrote in a letter to parents.
“I’m relieved to report the student escaped, ran to school for assistance and is safe with family now,” Mondora wrote.
The school contacted the security department at the Wake County Public School System, and alerted law enforcement authorities, Mondora said.
Raleigh police and Wake County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene, she said.
Raleigh police spokesperson Donna-maria Harris said a suspect has not yet been identified.
The Wake County Sheriff’s Office, which provides school resource officers at all WCPSS middle schools, is increasing security presence at Martin Middle School until Thursday morning, spokesperson Eric Curry said.
The sheriff’s office is not investigating the attempted abduction, however, since the incident took place within the jurisdiction of the Raleigh Police Department, Curry said.
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This story was originally published September 29, 2021 at 3:09 PM.
