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Jolie Rouge · 08-04-2003, 05:52 PM

Teen Abduction Nixed By Cell Phone Cam

This may be a first. When a man, who was later identified as William MacDonald, 59, tried to abduct a 15-year-old boy in Clifton, N.J., last week, the quick-thinking teen used his Sprint cell phone camera to take photographs of the man and his car, reports CNN. Those pictures led to the alleged abductor's arrest.

Here's the story, according to Det. Capt. Robert Rowan of the Clifton Police Department: The teen was walking home Tuesday evening when MacDonald approached him in a white car. He asked the boy to get in. The boy refused. "Then the motorist made sexually explicit remarks," Rowan told CNN. "The juvenile refused to get in and kept on walking. Then the juvenile took a picture of the man and the car's license plate." At that point, MacDonald jumped out of his car and grabbed the boy's arm. The two struggled, but the boy escaped and hopped on a New Jersey Transit bus. The teen rode the bus to a nearby town where his brother picked him up in his car. The two brothers then went to the Clifton police headquarters where they gave to police the cell phone camera photos of the man and his car, including the license plate. It was because of that evidence that MacDonald was arrested the next day.

"He was able to have the presence of mind to utilize the technology at his disposal," Rowan said of the boy. "He was upset at the time, but he's okay. He has a bruise to his arm and wrist." Meanwhile, MacDonald has been charged with criminal restraint, attempting to lure a juvenile into a vehicle, and simple assault. He is currently being held in Passaic County Jail on $25,000 bail. A spokeswoman for Sprint told CNN that this is the first time they know that someone has used the cell phone camera technology--which is only a year old--to foil a criminal.

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Jolie Rouge C & P Queen Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Lan astaslem ! Posts: 38,159 iTrader: (2) Thanks: 1,467 Thanked 3,540 Times in 1,951 Posts	Teen Abduction Nixed By Cell Phone Cam This may be a first. When a man, who was later identified as William MacDonald, 59, tried to abduct a 15-year-old boy in Clifton, N.J., last week, the quick-thinking teen used his Sprint cell phone camera to take photographs of the man and his car, reports CNN. Those pictures led to the alleged abductor's arrest. Here's the story, according to Det. Capt. Robert Rowan of the Clifton Police Department: The teen was walking home Tuesday evening when MacDonald approached him in a white car. He asked the boy to get in. The boy refused. "Then the motorist made sexually explicit remarks," Rowan told CNN. "The juvenile refused to get in and kept on walking. Then the juvenile took a picture of the man and the car's license plate." At that point, MacDonald jumped out of his car and grabbed the boy's arm. The two struggled, but the boy escaped and hopped on a New Jersey Transit bus. The teen rode the bus to a nearby town where his brother picked him up in his car. The two brothers then went to the Clifton police headquarters where they gave to police the cell phone camera photos of the man and his car, including the license plate. It was because of that evidence that MacDonald was arrested the next day. "He was able to have the presence of mind to utilize the technology at his disposal," Rowan said of the boy. "He was upset at the time, but he's okay. He has a bruise to his arm and wrist." Meanwhile, MacDonald has been charged with criminal restraint, attempting to lure a juvenile into a vehicle, and simple assault. He is currently being held in Passaic County Jail on $25,000 bail. A spokeswoman for Sprint told CNN that this is the first time they know that someone has used the cell phone camera technology--which is only a year old--to foil a criminal. __________________ Laissez les bon temps rouler! Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car. a 4 day work week & sex slaves ~ I say Tyt for PRESIDENT!** Not to be taken internally, literally or seriously ....Suki ebaynni IS THAT BETTER ?