
Man charged with luring in Bucks County
🚨Police say George Martin asked an 11-year-old to get in his pickup
🚨The boy ran away and told his parents
🚨Suspect George Martin may be involved in other luring
FALLS TOWNSHIP — A man charged with luring may have been involved with similar incidents in the past, according to police.
The driver of a white pickup up pulled up alongside an 11-year-old boy around 3:50 p.m. Thursday afternoon as he walked along Pebble Lane and urged him to get in because he lived nearby, according to Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn. The boy ran off and told his parents what happened.
Investigators using home surveillance were able to identity the pickup and narrow its location to a driveway on Nearwood Lane in the Levittown section of Falls Township. The owner of the pickup, a 2000 Chevy S-10 with Pennsylvania license plate of ZNZ 4315. matched the description of the driver given by the boy and was taken into custody.
Boy provides valuable information
Gene Louis Martin, 54, was taken into custody on a felony count of luring a child into a vehicle or structure. He is being held at the Bucks County Correctional Facility in lieu of $250,000 bail, 10 percent.
Falls Township police and Schorn believe Martin has committed or attempted to commit similar crimes. Anyone with additional information is asked to call Falls Township polce at 215-302-3325
Schorn praised the boy for his response and being able to provide an accurate description of the driver.
"Despite just being 11 years old, he had the wherewithal to not engage with the man who was attempting to lure him into his vehicle, and ran then made a prompt report. He provided a detailed description of the perpetrator and his truck. This allowed the Falls Township police to act swiftly in locating and apprehending the defendant. We praise this child for his bravery.”
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