CLIFTON, New Jersey (CNN) -- A quick-thinking 15-year-old boy used his Sprint cell phone camera to take pictures of a man who allegedly tried to lure him into his car, leading to the man's arrest, police said.
The boy, who escaped from his alleged captor after a struggle, gave pictures of the man and his car license plate to police in Clifton after the incident Tuesday. Armed with that evidence, police arrested William MacDonald, 59, of Passaic, on Wednesday.
Det. Capt. Robert Rowan of the Clifton Police Department said as the boy was walking home Tuesday evening, MacDonald approached him in a white car and asked him to get in. The boy refused, Rowan said.
"Then the motorist made sexually explicit remarks," Rowan said. "The juvenile refused to get in and kept on walking. Then the juvenile took a picture of the man and the car's license plate."
Police describe struggle
After taking the pictures, MacDonald got out of the car and grabbed the boy's arm, police said. A struggle ensued, but the boy was able to escape and board a New Jersey Transit bus, which he rode through Clifton to nearby Paterson. His brother picked him up there, then took him to Clifton police headquarters.
"He was able to have the presence of mind to utilize the technology at his disposal," Rowan said. "He was upset at the time, but he's OK. He has a bruise to his arm and wrist."
Source:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/08/01/camphone.abduction/index.html
The boy, who escaped from his alleged captor after a struggle, gave pictures of the man and his car license plate to police in Clifton after the incident Tuesday. Armed with that evidence, police arrested William MacDonald, 59, of Passaic, on Wednesday.
Det. Capt. Robert Rowan of the Clifton Police Department said as the boy was walking home Tuesday evening, MacDonald approached him in a white car and asked him to get in. The boy refused, Rowan said.
"Then the motorist made sexually explicit remarks," Rowan said. "The juvenile refused to get in and kept on walking. Then the juvenile took a picture of the man and the car's license plate."
Police describe struggle
After taking the pictures, MacDonald got out of the car and grabbed the boy's arm, police said. A struggle ensued, but the boy was able to escape and board a New Jersey Transit bus, which he rode through Clifton to nearby Paterson. His brother picked him up there, then took him to Clifton police headquarters.
"He was able to have the presence of mind to utilize the technology at his disposal," Rowan said. "He was upset at the time, but he's OK. He has a bruise to his arm and wrist."
Source:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/08/01/camphone.abduction/index.html
