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| Search widens after girl's kidnap | Search widens after girl's kidnap |
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| The search has widened for a van driver after a teenage girl kidnapped in the street underwent a "horrendous" ordeal. | |
| The 15-year-old was snatched in Wrexham and found safe 15 hours later on Saturday morning in Bangor, Gwynedd. | |
| North Wales Police say they no longer believe Alan Grant, also known as Alan Weston, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, is in the Bangor area. | |
| Police are liaising with other forces and warned the public not to approach the driver, whose van has been traced. | |
| We do not - I repeat do not - want the public to approach him, but to call 999 Det Supt Peter Chalinor | We do not - I repeat do not - want the public to approach him, but to call 999 Det Supt Peter Chalinor |
| The girl was described as "extremely traumatised" after her experience. | The girl was described as "extremely traumatised" after her experience. |
| It began at about 1600 BST on Friday when she was spotted being forced into a van near busy Summerhill Road, on the edge of Wrexham. | |
| A member of the public called police, and three hours later the girl was reported missing after failing to return home. | A member of the public called police, and three hours later the girl was reported missing after failing to return home. |
| North Wales Police launched one of the biggest searches they have ever staged, with help from other forces in the area. | North Wales Police launched one of the biggest searches they have ever staged, with help from other forces in the area. |
| No details have been made public on how the girl was found, but she was traced some 70 miles away at about 0700 BST on Saturday. | |
| Police tape near the scene of Friday's abduction in Wrexham | Police tape near the scene of Friday's abduction in Wrexham |
| She is receiving medical treatment and being supported by relatives and police family liaison officers. | She is receiving medical treatment and being supported by relatives and police family liaison officers. |
| Police said she was "extremely traumatised" but "physically fit". | Police said she was "extremely traumatised" but "physically fit". |
| Tree-lined path | |
| The white LDV van, registration R474 GNB, which had an orange beacon on the roof, was found at a farm three miles outside Bangor, about an hour after the girl was traced. | |
| At the scene where the teenager was snatched, police tape was strung across the tree-lined path alongside the road, and there are signs asking the public for information. | |
| The kidnap happened just along from Pendine Park Nursing Home | |
| Iain Shannon, the assistant chief constable, has urged the driver to give himself up by calling 999 or going into a police station. | Iain Shannon, the assistant chief constable, has urged the driver to give himself up by calling 999 or going into a police station. |
| Police said they made the "very rare" decision to name the van driver because of their concerns about the girl's safety. | Police said they made the "very rare" decision to name the van driver because of their concerns about the girl's safety. |
| Det Supt Peter Chalinor, who is heading the inquiry, said: "We need to speak to Mr Grant as soon as possible. | Det Supt Peter Chalinor, who is heading the inquiry, said: "We need to speak to Mr Grant as soon as possible. |
| "We do not - I repeat do not - want the public to approach him, but to call 999. We are trying to protect the public." | |
| He said the girl's family were "obviously extremely relieved to have her home". | He said the girl's family were "obviously extremely relieved to have her home". |