hmmmmm..... did a crime even occur???? Original Article Suspect in abduction attempts in Gilbert in custody The Arizona Republic Oct. 13, 2005 04:15 PM Gilbert Police apprehended a man Thursday afternoon suspected of trying to abduct several young girls near Gilbert-area elementary schools Thursday morning. The incidents led to a lockdown of 26 Gilbert Public Schools. The police located the suspect after tracking a license plate to three different addresses and setting up surveillance, said Lt. Joe Ruet, a police spokesman. "We located him when he returned to his apartment in Gilbert," Ruet said. The suspect, whose name has not been released, was being detained and had not been arrested as of late Thursday afternoon, Ruet said. However, he is considered the prime suspect, Ruet said. No victims were touched, hurt or kidnapped, police said. At about 8 a.m., police received a call that a man had approached a young girl near Islands Elementary School, 245 S. McQueen Road, and either said he had a gun or displayed a gun to get the victim into the vehicle, police said. The young girl ran away and was helped by an adult nearby. About 20 minutes later, the suspect contacted four young victims, but there were several adults and children nearby, said Lt. Joe Ruet. The suspect drove away, but at least one adult was able to provide police with the license plate, Ruet said. School resource and patrol officers have been assigned to perform close patrols near the schools, Lyle said. The attempted kidnappings occurred near Islands Elementary and Settler's Point Elementary, 423 E. Settler's Point Drive, prompting officials to put all schools west of Recker Road on lockdown, which means students could move about the school but no one was allowed on or off campus.