News brief: Potential attempted child abduction averted in Centralia

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

A Centralia man was arrested last night for allegedly trying to lure a 9-year-old girl from her yard.

Police were called just after 6 p.m. following the incident on the 500 block of South Rock Street when the child told relatives a man had been walking back and forth in front of her home and then asked her to help him out with something, Centralia Police Department Officer John Panco said.

“The little girl was smart enough to run inside and tell her mom,” Panco said.

Panco said the mother got a look at the subject and a short time later, spotted him getting into a vehicle at the Fuller’s Shop ‘N Kart store on South Pearl Street. He was arrested soon after on the 700 block of Tower Avenue, Panco said.

Nicholas S. Lange, 48, was booked into the Lewis County Jail for luring. Panco said he didn’t have further details about Lange this morning.

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4 Responses to “News brief: Potential attempted child abduction averted in Centralia”

  1. sunshinegirl says:

    One of the most useful things you can tell a child other then trust NO ONE is that adults do not ever have to have help from small children , tell them that’s just silly . They get that and you can see it in their faces. It makes sense to them , and then tell them run like the wind and scream. We need to empower our children,
    safety first, politeness later.

  2. Dominoe says:

    Ok so I watched this on the news and this guy told the cops that he was interested in her dog…he has a dog and was looking for a girlfriend for it. Are you fu*king kidding me? That is the stupidest excuse I have ever heard. That’s not a far leap from the stories I remember as a kid…”I have a lost puppy can you help me find it?”…”Hey little girl, want some candy?” Sex offenders sure haven’t evolved much.

  3. BobbyinLC says:

    No kidding. In this day and age responsible adults know Youtube dont talañ

  4. sunshinegirl says:

    Fuck the details we already know what Lange is about .Keep him locked up. There is no resonable explanation for him to talk to a 9 year old he does not know.Post his Picture for the world to see.