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Teen Uses Clever Signal to Escape Harassment; Suspect Arrested

A Ridley Township teenager pretended shop owners were relatives to evade an intoxicated man making inappropriate comments, leading to his arrest.

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Overview

  • The incident occurred on Tuesday evening, April 22, on the 2100 block of MacDade Boulevard in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania.
  • An intoxicated man approached a teenage girl, asking 'Are you afraid?' and making inappropriate and sexual remarks.
  • The girl called out to nearby shop owners Tina and Bill Moss, pretending they were her 'aunt' and 'uncle,' prompting them to intervene.
  • The shop owners brought the girl into their store, locked the doors, and contacted police, who arrested the man on the spot for inappropriate verbal contact with a minor.
  • The victim's mother has publicly thanked the shop owners and urged parents to discuss stranger danger strategies with their children.