Valleyview RCMP request dash cam footage following child luring at Williamson Park

June 19, 2020
Valleyview, Alberta

News release

On June 18, 2020, at 8:11 p.m., Valleyview RCMP received a report of child luring that had occurred at Williamson Park near the boat launch area on Williiamson Park Road.

On June 18, 2020, at approximately 8 p.m., a male suspect driving a white ford pick-up truck with black fender flares approached a 5-year-old child walking with another 14-year-old child and allegedly attempted to lure the 5-year-old child into the truck. The 14-year-old child interrupted by taking the 5-year-old and fleeing the area and contacting police.

Valleyview RCMP are asking anyone who may have dash cam footage in the Williamson Park Road boat launch area, or Williamson Park area between 6 p.m. until dark on June 18, 2020, or, if you have information regarding this incident, to contact the Valleyview RCMP at 780-524-3345, or your local police.

If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the "P3 Tips" app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store."

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Contact information

Corporal Deanna Fontaine
Media Relations Officer
Western Alberta District RCMP

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