Police: Skateboarding boy fights off abductor in Wis.

MENASHA, Wis. - Police say a 12-year-old boy fought off a man who tried to abduct him while he was skateboarding in northeastern Wisconsin.

According to police, the boy fell from his skateboard around 2 p.m. Sunday in Menasha and was grabbed by the man. He tried to drag the boy into an SUV, but the boy bit, kicked and clawed at the man before he was released and got away.

Post-Crescent Media reports police are looking for the suspect. He is described as having numerous tattoos on his neck as well as full-arm tattoos, and was wearing a light-blue baseball cap. Police said he was driving a silver SUV with Illinois plates that included "X9."

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact police at (920)-967-3500.

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