PARENTS collecting their children from school today were clutching them by the hand just a little firmer than usual.
News of two attempted child abductions had started filtering through, and they weren't taking any chances.
Of course, this should all be put into perspective. The chances of your child being snatched from the street remain extremely remote.
But in the wake of the deaths of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, we are living in a time where fear rules over reason.
And in Swindon, police are genuinely concerned that the actions of one man may be putting children at risk.
Today detectives ask you to take a long hard look at the image of a man printed on our front page.
Read the details about the latest attack in Old Town, together with another attempted abduction in Groundwell Road.
If you have any idea who this man is then you have a duty to tell police.
Let's all work together to find this man before he strikes again.
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