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Child Picked Up By U-Haul In Milwaukee Sparks Abduction Investigation

After the driver of a U-Haul was seen striking a child and picking him up Saturday morning in Milwaukee, police are investigating.

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After a child was seen getting hit and picked up by a U-Haul driver on Saturday in Milwaukee, police are investigating a possible abduction, but authorities told news outlets it may have not quite been an abduction.
After a child was seen getting hit and picked up by a U-Haul driver on Saturday in Milwaukee, police are investigating a possible abduction, but authorities told news outlets it may have not quite been an abduction. (Ethan Duran/Patch)

MILWAUKEE, WI — Milwaukee police said they are investigating a possible abduction after a U-Haul drove off with a child Saturday morning.

The person driving the truck was seen approaching the child, described as a 10-year-old, near 39th Street and Meinecke Avenue around 11 a.m., police said.

Police said the suspect struck the child, then placed him in the U-Haul truck. After the event, the truck west down Meinecke, police said.

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Authorities described the suspect as a 30-39-year-old man just over five feet tall wearing a beige baseball hat, beige shirt and beige shorts.

No missing child report has been filed since the incident, police told The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Sunday. Police also told the newspaper it is possible it was not an abduction.

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Police asked anyone with information on the incident to contact them at 414-935-7360, or to contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS to remain anonymous.

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