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Fairhaven police released a composite sketch of the man suspected of trying to abduct a teenage girl last Saturday. Police say he was driving a black SUV with shiny rims, not unlike a Cadillac Escalade.



FAIRHAVEN — Police have released a composite sketch of the man suspected of trying to force a teenage girl into his SUV last Saturday.
The suspect is described as a white man in his 20s or early 30s, clean-shaven with good skin, bushy eyebrows and short, light-colored hair. He is believed to be about 5 feet, 10 inches tall, about 220 pounds and in good physical shape with a scar on his upper chest.
At the time of last Saturday's incident, he was wearing a white T-shirt, denim shorts, tan work boots and possibly a watch on his right hand. He was driving a black SUV with shiny rims — possibly a Cadillac Escalade, police said.
Chief Gary F. Souza said police used a description provided by the victim in the case, a 14-year-old girl, when they developed the sketch. He said he wished the alleged attacker had more remarkable features, and he is hoping the combination of the suspect and vehicle descriptions will help someone from the public identify him.
"When we get a composite, we always hope it's very distinctive," he said.
The teenager told police she was walking north on Middle Street Saturday afternoon when the man pulled up and offered her a ride. When she refused, he used his truck to block her path near the Pease Park boat ramp parking lot, got out and grabbed her arm, saying, "Come on and get in my car," police said.
The girl told police she fought her attacker off, striking him with a milk container and kneeing him in the groin. He gave up and returned to his SUV, and she ran to her home and contacted the authorities at about 1:55 p.m., police said.
Chief Souza said anyone who suspects they are being followed or watched should be cautious.
"If someone notices someone following them like that, if they have a cell phone, the first thing they should do is call the police," he said.
Anyone without a cell phone should approach a nearby house or business and call police from there, he said.
If a potential abductor tries to use force, victims should react much like the teenager from this case, the chief said.
"I strongly recommend that they kick, scream, fight, bite, whatever they can do," he said. "In most cases, when they actually get in the car, whether it's a child or an adult, there's almost never a happy ending."
Police released a description of the attacker from last Saturday hours after receiving a 911 call reporting the incident. Since then, they have received calls from a woman in New Bedford and another in Mattapoisett saying that a vehicle similar to the suspect's had followed them on walks or jogs.
But Chief Souza said the Mattapoisett call seems to be unrelated to this case.
"We think we know who it was in Mattapoisett, and we don't think it's connected," he said.
Anyone with information related to the case can contact police at (50 997-7421.

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