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| Police are searching for the driver of a white LDV van who snatched a 15-year-old girl from a street. | Police are searching for the driver of a white LDV van who snatched a 15-year-old girl from a street. |
| She went missing in Wrexham on Friday afternoon and was found safe 15 hours later on Saturday morning, about 70 miles away in Bangor, Gwynedd. | |
| North Wales Police named the driver as Alan Grant, who also goes by the name of Alan Weston and comes from Stockport in Greater Manchester. | North Wales Police named the driver as Alan Grant, who also goes by the name of Alan Weston and comes from Stockport in Greater Manchester. |
| They have warned people not to approach him, but to call 999 if they see him. | They have warned people not to approach him, but to call 999 if they see him. |
| Officers said the girl had been snatched near Summerhill Road, in the Highfield area of Wrexham. | Officers said the girl had been snatched near Summerhill Road, in the Highfield area of Wrexham. |
| Police were called about 1600 BST on Friday by a member of the public, who said the girl was being forced into the van, registration R474 GNB. | Police were called about 1600 BST on Friday by a member of the public, who said the girl was being forced into the van, registration R474 GNB. |
| Some three hours later the girl was reported missing after she failed to return home. | Some three hours later the girl was reported missing after she failed to return home. |
| She was found safe in Bangor just before 0700 BST on Saturday - but police throughout the UK are now looking for the man who abducted her, and his van, which had an orange beacon on the roof. | She was found safe in Bangor just before 0700 BST on Saturday - but police throughout the UK are now looking for the man who abducted her, and his van, which had an orange beacon on the roof. |
| Det Supt Peter Chalinor of North Wales Police appealed to the public: "If you have seen the panel van - registration number R474 GNB - or a man matching the picture issued of Alan Grant/Weston - do not attempt to approach him but pick up the phone and get in touch with us immediately." | Det Supt Peter Chalinor of North Wales Police appealed to the public: "If you have seen the panel van - registration number R474 GNB - or a man matching the picture issued of Alan Grant/Weston - do not attempt to approach him but pick up the phone and get in touch with us immediately." |