Springfield police seek additional information after possible attempted child abduction
The Springfield Police Department is asking members of the community to file reports about any potential incidents that involved a man charged with trying to kidnap a child Wednesday.
On April 12 at 7:02 p.m., Springfield Police officers responded to a report of an attempted abduction of a child at the Dream Center at 829 W. Atlantic St.
According to a release from the department, when officers arrived, they were told a male attempted to get a child to leave with him but was stopped by the child’s father. The suspect and child did not know each other. The male suspect then left the area on foot with a woman female before officers arrived on scene. The child was not harmed during the incident. Employees of the Dream Center identified the suspect as Danny R. Piper, 48, from Springfield.
Officers located Piper a short time later. He was arrested and booked into the Greene County Jail. It was determined that the woman who accompanied Piper was not involved, so she was released.
On April 13, the case was presented to the Greene County Prosecutors Office and Piper was charged with enticement of a child and attempted child kidnapping. Piper is being held in the Greene County Jail with no bond.
Investigators are concerned that there might be other similar incidents involving Piper in the area that have not been reported. The Springfield Police Department encourages potential victims or their parents to report the incidents so detectives can investigate those as well.
The Springfield Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division is continuing to investigate this incident. Detectives are asking anyone who has additional information to contact the Springfield Police Department at 417-864-1810 or make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 417-869-TIPS (8477).
This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Police seek information after possible attempted child abduction