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Quick thinking 13 year-old has keen instincts for safety

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Mar, 2022 05:51 PM
  • Quick thinking 13 year-old has keen instincts for safety

R-C-M-P say a 13-year old Richmond girl showed a keen instinct for safety when she was approached by a man offering to give her a ride.

Police say the girl refused the offer made while she was walking near the Steveston United Church late yesterday afternoon.

They say she refused again when man then offered money as an enticement for a ride and immediately notified her mother after she arrived home.

Corporal Dennis Hwang says police have launched an investigation and are asking anyone with information on the incident to contact them. 

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