Article: With North Branch boy in seclusion, investigation on hold; His family took him out of the area to relax. Police wait for him to return so a sketch of suspect can be made.(NEWS)

Byline: ABBY SIMONS; STAFF WRITER

Police say a 9-year-old North Branch boy who reported being abducted by a man Wednesday and escaping from his car was kept in seclusion Friday by his parents. Investigators said they were awaiting his return and his help in creating a composite sketch of the suspect.

Meanwhile, police followed leads from the public about possible sightings of the suspect -- described as a thin man with a goatee down to his chest -- and his four-door white car. A statewide alert sent from North Branch drew responses from law enforcement agencies in southern Minnesota, raising a possible connection to other abduction attempts, said North ...

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