Yesterday, my shift responded to what was dispatched as an attempted kidnapping. A small boy was in the restroom of a supermarket when a male grabbed the boy and made a lewd comment. The boy fled the restroom. Because no one in the store was immediately notified and police were told about the incident over 30 minutes later, the suspect was long gone.
Yesterday, when I got home at 2300, I heard about the little girl abducted in Jacksonville. We found out this morning that Cherish Lilly Perrywinkle was murdered by sexual offender Donald James Smith. Heartbreaking.
Yesterday’s events reminded me why I was a protective, paranoid parent when my kids were little. Evil will take advantage of our innocence and inattention.
Yesterday, two mothers thought they had all the time in the world with their youngsters. One was wrong.
Randall
