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Police: Attempted abduction near St. Benedict's unfounded

Following a formal investigation, police say that the report of an attempted abduction near St. Benedict's School was exaggerated. According to authorities, a woman told them that a man tried to get

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Dec 15, 2011, 2:33 PM

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