Two scared mums say kids also targeted by white van in Cumbernauld after 'attempted abduction'
11.02.2022 - 16:02
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Two frightened mums claim their young children were also targeted by men in a white van in Cumbernauld after an alleged attempted abduction in the town.
Police are investigating three separate incidents in the North Lanarkshire town involving young boys being approached by a white transit van driven by men.
Earlier this week we told how a dad took to social media to warn parents after his son was approached by a van and told to get inside while walking to school.
The youngster was on Westfield Drive in the town at around 9.25am on Tuesday, February 8.
His dad said: "Warning someone tried to kidnap [my son] this morning going to school. A white van approached him, a man started to scream at him to get into a van. Please be aware."
Police confirmed they had launched a probe and told the Record they had 'not received any further reports of such incidents in this area'.
Two more frightened parents then contacted the Record to tell of similar incidents involving their children in the town last year.
One mum told how her nine-year-old son was walking on Lochlea Road, on the other side of the town when he was approached by a white transit van, at around 3.15pm on Tuesday, September 7, last year.
The mum, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "This is not an isolated incident. My son was walking home from school when a man tried to kidnap him. He shouted at him to 'get in the f*****g van' and my son was terrified and ran away.
"We reported this to police and they have been investigating it but no one has been arrested.
"Speaking to other mums in the town, I know of at least three other similar incidents in the area and they are all the same, it's all men in white vans approaching little boys.
"I think it's important for parents in