Man charged with assault in alleged attempted abduction of teenage girl

Sep 19, 2016 | 2:01 PM

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a 24-year-old man arrested in connection with an alleged abduction attempt has been charged with assault.

Dwight Love-Paulson in accused in the incident that occurred at around 5 p.m. on Saturday.

A 16-year-old girl reported a man in a van drove past her several times as she waited for a bus.

Police say the suspect parked and offered her liquor and a ride to work before allegedly grabbing her arm and trying to pull her into the van.