According to the NJ State Police, on May 28, at approximately 12:20 p.m., an unidentified man allegedly attempted to abduct a 7-year-old boy from the Dorchester Wawa located at 3904 State Highway 47 in Maurice River.

According to the victim, the suspect entered the Wawa restroom and offered the boy candy to leave with him. The boy declined his invitation, at which point the man grabbed the boy’s arm and attempted to physically remove him from the store. The boy immediately resisted, broke free from the man’s grasp, and ran to his mother who was using the female restroom. The suspect departed prior to being located by the child's family.