UPDATE: On December 12, investigators confirmed that the child fabricated the attempted abduction story.

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Police are seeking a man who allegedly tried to pull a child into his van Wednesday, Dec. 11 at approximately 3:55 p.m. on Middle Street in Bath.

According to police dispatchers, the man is approximately 40 years old, 5’9” and bald with a long beard. He is reported to be wearing a dirty gray shirt and ripped jeans, driving a grayish-green van that was very clean “as if just washed.”

The man was last seen driving towards downtown Bath.

If you have any information, call the Bath Police Department at 207-443-5563.