{"id":198388,"date":"2025-06-19T23:36:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T23:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/198388\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T23:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T23:36:20","slug":"police-reassure-public-after-voicemail-warning-of-child-kidnapper-in-bristol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/198388\/","title":{"rendered":"Police reassure public after voicemail warning of child kidnapper in Bristol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The incidents reportedly happened at a playground<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_Clifton-Suspension-Bridge-playground.png\" alt=\"The playground near Clifton Suspension Bridge\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The playground near Clifton Suspension Bridge(Image: Cllr Carla Denyer)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police have reassured the public after a voicemail message warning parents of a child snatcher had spread across various WhatsApp groups in Bristol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The audio message was from a mum who issued the warning after she spoke to another parent at her child&#8217;s school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The message said: &#8220;Be extra vigilant up by the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/clifton-suspension-bridge\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Clifton Suspension Bridge<\/a> play park.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The message claimed that a man had made a grab for a child within the play park, with the same person reportedly appearing a week later in another attempt to grab the child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The message had also made its way onto social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/avon-and-somerset-constabulary\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Avon and Somerset Police<\/a> have sought to reassure Bristolians by saying that apart from a lone report of a man behaving suspiciously near the bridge, there have been no incidents of this nature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The man did not make any attempt to touch another person, the force said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police said that no incidents involved a person who matched the man&#8217;s description which was reported to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Neighbourhood officers continue to patrol the area as part of their usual routes and the police are encouraging anyone who witnesses suspicious behaviour to report it to the force.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: &#8220;We are aware of social media posts and messages being circulated suggesting a man had attempted to grab a child near <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/clifton\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Clifton<\/a> Suspension Bridge in Bristol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Last month, we received a single report of a man behaving suspiciously near the bridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The man did not make any attempt to touch another person.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;A thorough review has been completed today [Thursday] and no other incidents of this nature or anything involving a person matching the man&#8217;s description have been reported to us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Neighbourhood officers continue to patrol the area as part of their usual routes and we would encourage anyone who witnesses suspicious behaviour to report it to us.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The incidents reportedly happened at a playgroundThe playground near Clifton Suspension Bridge(Image: Cllr Carla Denyer) Police have 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