Leander Report Of Near-Abduction Ruled False By Police

LEANDER, TEXAS — The Leander Police Department has flagged a recent social media post written by an unknown person purporting to alert residents of an attempted kidnapping.

The widely shared Facebook post describes an incident during which a parent was at the park with her two young children when the family was approached by a woman who "...was very interested in my kids." When asked where her own children were, the woman "...kept dodging my question," the social media post described.

Then, the woman is said to have started to talk to the person's son "...and takes his hand acts likes she's going to head to the parking lot." After being confronted, the woman is said to have fled by running down the street to meet with a man in a truck. The person writing the social media post alerts other parents to be vigilant, describing the woman as "...a Mexican lady late 30s early 40s" who was wearing workout gear.

"I would have taken a picture, but I left my phone in the stroller so I could play with my kids," the person writing the social media post wrote.

After investigating the incident, Leander police have ruled the incident to have never taken place. Police on Wednesday included the original post on their own Facebook page, with the word "False" in all caps in red to buttress the fraudulent nature of the post.

"We have been contacted by several concerned citizens in reference to this post," police said. "Contact was made with the Facebook user from which the post was generated from. We were advised that the account was hacked and there was no incident that occurred as stated in this post. Thank you to all of those that let us know, these are the exact types of community partnerships we need to keep Leander safe!"

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