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Charges Laid After Attempted Abduction of 7-Year-Old Girl at Chilliwack Elementary School

Police say a concerned parent intervened, and officers arrested Joel McGillis nearby; the child was not injured, RCMP said.

  • Charges have been laid against Joel McGillis for attempting to abduct a seven-year-old girl from Chilliwack Central Elementary School on May 13.
  • A concerned citizen intervened and returned the child to the school before police arrested McGillis nearby, and the child was unharmed.
  • McGillis and the child are not known to each other, and the case is considered isolated by the police.
  • Chilliwack RCMP is seeking witnesses, especially those who saw someone wearing a purple bunny-like mask near the school between 8:30 a.m. and 9:15 a.m.
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