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Man arrested after bowlers apparently thwart attempted kidnapping of little girl in N.H.
AP via Boston Glob ^
| 10/15/2002
| staff
Posted on 10/15/2002 12:37:43 PM PDT by CFW
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:08:26 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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By Associated Press, 10/15/2002 15:22 WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) A group of bowlers who stopped a man from leaving a bowling alley with an 8-year-old girl helped thwart a kidnapping, authorities said.
Gerard Bean, 55, was arraigned on a charge of attempted child abduction Tuesday, two days after he allegedly walked out of the bowling alley with the girl.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bowlers
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posted on
10/15/2002 12:37:44 PM PDT
by
CFW
To: CFW
They shudda dropped a 16-pounder on his foot. Or elsewhere.
2
posted on
10/15/2002 12:38:58 PM PDT
by
dirtboy
To: dirtboy
Mommy, Mommy! Why is that man walking funny?
3
posted on
10/15/2002 12:59:09 PM PDT
by
A. Morgan
To: dirtboy
I would've bowled for the seven-ten split, myself :)
To: CFW
The guy is probably a creep and sick, and the parents should not have left her unattended in a public place. But all that aside, eight-year-olds are old enought to know who their relatives are and should be taught not to go anywhere with strangers. My friend's daughter is an example, she would never go anywhere with anyone she did not know. A lot of kids these days are paranoid about abductions and so forth, this kid sounds like she needs some instruction in being careful.
To: KellyAdmirer
Eight year olds should NOT be responsible for their own safety.
6
posted on
10/15/2002 1:08:12 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
To: CFW
A judge set Bean's bail at $250,000 after prosecutor Catherine Baumann said Bean had been convicted of kidnapping and served time in prison from 1979 to 1988. Such people should never be released.
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posted on
10/15/2002 1:09:28 PM PDT
by
Sloth
To: CFW
Mr. Bean?
To: CFW
Bean was surrounded by nearly 100 bowlers It's kinda sad he didn't try to resist.
9
posted on
10/15/2002 1:09:50 PM PDT
by
ibbryn
To: CFW
"
A judge set Bean's bail at $250,000 after prosecutor Catherine Baumann said Bean had been convicted of kidnapping and served time in prison from 1979 to 1988."
Rehabilitation's best example with criminal justification in action....
10
posted on
10/15/2002 1:09:59 PM PDT
by
azhenfud
To: OldFriend
Kids wander off all the time. It is never too young to teach them to be wary of strangers. Failure to do so in this case almost led to disaster.
To: CFW
Bravo bowlers! It bolsters my faith in humanity to hear of people who weren't afraid to "get involved."
To: dirtboy
Thing is, being New England, they were bowling with candlepin balls....these are only about 3-6 pounds each.
.........but you get three tries instead of only two!!!
That would leave a mark!
To: freedombird
Correction.....the balls are no more than 2.7 lbs....I learned something new today.
I guess it's been too long since I've done some real (candlepin) bowling!!!!
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