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Lexington Cpl. Cameron Mortenson speaks out about two men who are believed to have attempted the abduction of two boys in Lexington.<\/p>\n
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On March 31,<\/span> at separate times. Lexington town police say two different men approached boys on their way home offering them rides. Their connection was a gold, early-2000s Chevrolet Suburban.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 2″ show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.106″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” force_fullwidth=”off” src=”http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kid-in-Lexington.jpg”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 2″ _builder_version=”3.0.106″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||” background_layout=”light”]<\/p>\n Michelle Schaeffer, with her daughter at the Virginia Hilton Park in the town of Lexington, said she would worry about the safety of her child and other children when they are old enough to walk home from school on their own.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image 3″ show_in_lightbox=”on” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.106″ custom_margin=”||2px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ box_shadow_horizontal=”4px” box_shadow_vertical=”4px” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” force_fullwidth=”off” src=”http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Parent-and-Kid-in-Lexington.jpg”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Caption 3″ _builder_version=”3.0.106″ text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”8px|||2px” custom_padding=”|||” background_layout=”light”]<\/p>\n Michelle Schaeffer always keeps an eye on her daughter whenever they go out in public.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”News Story” _builder_version=”3.0.106″ custom_margin=”0px||0px|” background_layout=”light”]<\/p>\n Always say no to strangers \u2014 that\u2019s the advice parents often give their kids before walking out the front door.<\/p>\n Fortunately, that advice kept two children\u00a0from being abducted by two suspicious men riding around their Lexington neighborhood one recent weekend. The Lexington Police Department released sketches of the two suspects to ask the community for help identifying the men but have yet to apprehend any suspects.<\/p>\n On March 31,<\/span>\u00a0Lexington police say a black man driving a gold, early 2000s Chevrolet Suburban approached a 8-year-old boy in the 100 block of \u00a0Middlebrook Drive, about 4:50 p.m. and asked if he needed a ride. The boy declined and went home, although police say he did not immediately report the incident. The suspect was described as bald, about age 30, \u00a0and wearing a white T-shirt.<\/p>\n A second man, allegedly driving same vehicle, approached another boy, a 12-year-old, about 5:30 p.m. and asked if he needed a ride. The boy also declined and went home. Police say the incident was also not immediately reported. The second suspect was describe as white, about age 40 and gray-haired.<\/p>\n Although the Lexington Police Department\u00a0received leads on the investigation, none of them have been helpful in finding the suspects.<\/p>\n “I<\/span><\/span>t would have been helpful in this case if the first child that was approached was to immediately call law enforcement,” Cpl. Cameron Mortenson said. “That would have brought officers into the area, and it may have kept a second incident from happening.”<\/p>\n \u201cWhat we really want to do is ask for those that live in the area to look back at their video cameras and surveillance they have at their house,\u201d Mortenson said.<\/p>\n He said these are all helpful tools for law enforcement in cases like this one.<\/p>\n Mortenson said people typically don’t report suspicious activity until an abduction has already happened, sometimes hours or even days after the first incident.<\/p>\n Cayce mother Michelle Schaeffer was playing with her toddler child on a Lexington town playground when she heard the news.<\/p>\n “I guess I feel like that couldn’t happen to me,”\u00a0Schaeffer said, because her child is so small and requires constant supervision.<\/p>\n Schaeffer said it would be more of a concern whenever her daughter gets older and is able to walk home on her own.<\/p>\n 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That\u2019s the advice parents often give their kids before walking out the front door. Fortunately, for two kids that\u2019s what kept them from possibly being abducted from two suspicious men riding around their neighborhood.<\/p> On March 31st<\/sup> two different men approached two different boys within a xxxxx-minute time span, offering them a ride in a gold early 2000s Chevrolet Suburban in the 100 block of Middlebrook Drive.<\/p> Although the Lexington Police Department has received leads on the investigation none of them have been helpful in finding the suspects.<\/p> Corporal Cameron Mortenson said, \u201cit would have been helpful in this case if the first child that was approached if there was immediately a call to law enforcement that would of brought officers into the area and it may have kept a second incident from happening.\u201d<\/p> The Lexington Police Department released sketches of the two suspects to the public, asking the community for help.<\/p> \u201cWhat we really want to do is ask for those that live in the area to look back at their video cameras, look back on their surveillance, and surveillance they have at their house,\u201d said Corporal Cameron Mortenson. He said these are all helpful tools for law enforcement when looking at cases like this one.<\/p> Corporal Mortenson said people typically hold their information and don\u2019t understand the severity of the situation until it has already happened, sometimes hours or even days later.<\/p> Corporal Mortenson said he can\u2019t remember a specific time where a possible child abduction took place in Lexington. 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