“I’m not going to let this man take this girl”

by South Bayview Bulldog Admin • August 12, 2013

Harrowing story from the Ontario Street area of St. Catharines where a 300-pound man abducted a 14-year old girl from a park and began to drag her away. Citizens combined to intervene, call 9-1-1. St. Catharines Standard

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