Child grabbed and forced into truck at Liberty Park, Mansfield OH


At Liberty Park near Gray Street, a young boy wearing a blue shirt and jeans was grabbed by a man wearing a green shirt, jeans, boots, and a tattoo on his left arm. The man handcuffed the boy and put him into a white four-door truck. The boy was yelling for help and hitting his head on the dashboard as the truck left toward Fifth Avenue. Police are searching for the vehicle.
Audio|Source: Richland County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Are for the area of Liberty Park, near Gray Street, for a 45[1] break.
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And you have an OLF for Clarence.
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My partner still getting further on that one.
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I'm going to ask you about it.
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I was advising that a young white male wearing a blue shirt and jeans, approximately 7 to 8 years old, is in the parking lot,
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crossed the bridge and benches area.
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By the man, then a male got out of the truck and grabbed the child, put him in handcuffs break.
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I need a punchback is going to be a white now wearing a green shirt, jeans, and boots with a tattoo on the left arm.
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The vehicle sent out of the boy was yelling for help and beating his head on a dash left towards Fifth Avenue.
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We're still getting further if you can start for that area.
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near Gray Street.
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591 check. Downtown.
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downtown.
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Downtown.
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254, man, Phil Terry was on, too.
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254.
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Go 5 and 316, caller was unable to get a plate for the vehicle,
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advised that the vehicle possibly continued on Gray Street passing Smith Avenue.
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We're trying to get a vehicle description now.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
45: Accident, property damage only
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Location mentioned:
Liberty Park, Grace St, Mansfield, OH 44905
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