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Police call for caution after multiple abduction attempts

Police call for caution after multiple abduction attempts

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The Dover-Foxcroft Police Department is cautioning Mainers to be on the look-out after three abduction attempts in the area.

According to our info partners at CBS 13 News, two of the abduction attempts were in the Bangor area and the other was on Mount Desert island.

According to police, the potential victims were all teenage girls, 13-14 years old.

Two of the male suspects had out of state plates.

Police are urging Mainers to walk with company & to avoid suspicious situations.

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