Mother says near abduction caught on cam

Mother says near abduction caught on cam

SHE SAYS A STRANGER CAME UPTO HER DAUGHTER... ANDSTARTED FOLLOWING HER.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S ASHLEYWHEELER JOINS US LIVE...NEAR 101ST STREET AND YALE..WHERE THE WHOLE THING WASCAUGHT ON CAMERA.MIKE..

IT'S NORMAL FOR KIDSTO PLAYING OUTSIDE..

OUT FORWALK OR ON THEIR BIKE INTHIS NEIGHBORHOOD ESPECIALLYON DAYS LIKE TODAY.

BUT NOWA TULSA MOTHER IS DOING WHATSHE CAN TO MAKE SURE HERDAUGHTER FEELS SAFE BEINGOUTSIDE AGAIN.Fawna/mother: "I felt sickto my stomach.

THIS ISFAWNA..

REPLAYING THE HOMESURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF HERDAUGHTER BEING FOLLOWED BY ASTRANGER IN THEIRNEIGHBORHOOD.

6;24;18 -6;24;25 Fawna/mother: "Imean to see it play out andyou just know what theintentions were behind himstopping."SHE TELLS US ON WEDNESDAY..HER 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERWENT FOR A BIKERIDE..TO MEET UP WITHFRIENDS AT A POND THAT SITSJUST AT THE ENTRANCE OFWHERETHEY LIVE.

6;22;14 -6;22;26 Fawna/mother: "Shetold me when she left andwas getting close toturning, a truck approachedher and kind of veered overinto her lane and stoppedand rolled down the windowand said, 'Hey, come over tomytruck.'" A FEW MINUTESLATER..

RECEIVED AFRIGHTENING TEXT MESSAGEFROM HER DAUGHTER.

6;21;44 -6;21;48 Fawna/mother: "Mom,there is a man following usand he's really scary." BYTHE TIME SHE ARRIVED..

THEMAN WASGONE.

FAWNA FILED A REPORTWITH TULSA POLICE..SOMETHING OFFICER JEANNEPIERCE SAYS CAN BE A CRUCIALPART OF THE CASE.

6;42;19 -6;42;25 Officer JeannePierce/Tulsa PoliceDepartment: If you don'tfile this police report, wehave no knowledge of it.

Weare not aware of thisvehicle, we're not aware ofthis person." SHE SAYSTECHNOLOGY..

SUCH AS CELLPHONES AND HOMESURVEILLANCE..

NOW PLAYS ABIG PART IN INVESTIGATIONS..6;45;28 - 6;45;47 OfficerJeanne Pierce/Tulsa PoliceDepartment: "In the past, wewould just have an8-year-old's testimony or an8-year-old's statement as towhat occurred and what theysaw and it might not beaccurate as to what actuallyoccurred because of beingscared or nervous andbecause of their age." HOPESSPEAKING OUT ABOUT WHATHAPPENED TO HER DAUGHTERWILL HELP POLICE FIND THEMAN..

SO ANOTHER FAMILYDOESN'T HAVE TOGO THROUGH IT.

6;25;10 -6;25;17 Fawna/mother: "I'mso proud of her and I'm sograteful it happened theway it did but I don't wantit to happen toanother kid."FAWNA SAYS THEY'RE TAKINGEXTRA PRECAUTIONS FOR THEIRDAUGHTER..ORDERING SELF-DEFENSE KEYCHAINS THAT MAKE LOUDNOISES..

ANDIMPLEMENTING A BUDDY SYSTEMSO NO ONE IS EVER ALONE.

ANDFOR RIGHT NOW..

THE BIKINGTO THE POND IS OFF LIMITS.REPORTING LIVE IN SOUTHTULSA, ASHLEY WHEELER 2WFY.AS THOUSANDS OF OKLAHOMANSWAIT TO