Thanks Karinna. That one is behind a paywall. Are you able to paraphrase the basics please?
It's not that big of an article so will c/p it for you. This was in 2012 and in the Sydney areas:
SEVEN children have been victims of attempted abductions in less than a week across Sydney, with police yesterday issuing a renewed plea for vigilance among parents.
Officers are taking no chances after the alarming spate of incidents, which began last Thursday when a 13-year-old boy was followed by a man at Cambridge Park, in Sydney's west, and offered a lift and chocolate.
The next day an 11-year-old boy and his eight-year-old sister were approached by a man at St Ives, who offered to give them a lift.
The same day, two boys were followed by a man in a blue car at Thornleigh.
And on Sunday, a seven-year-old boy was grabbed around the waist at Colyton but managed to escape - while two 11-year-old boys were playing in Coogee when a white van stopped and a man in the passenger seat invited them to get in.
The boys hid in bushes until he left, then ran to tell their parents, who were nearby.
The warning follows two linked attempted child abductions on Sydney's north shore earlier this year.
Detectives last week issued a computer-generated image of a man believed to be involved in the scares, with sex crimes squad boss Superintendent John Kerlatec saying the predator depicted was still on the loose.
"I'm satisfied he is still out and about somewhere," Supt Kerlatec said.
In the first incident in February, a six-year-old girl riding her scooter in a park at South Turramurra was grabbed by the man, who then led her into bushland. Witnesses intervened and the man fled.
Supt Kerlatec said detectives were confident the same man approached a 14-year-old girl at Westleigh on April 26 as the teenager walked across a footbridge near the Benowie Walking Track.
The man grabbed the girl around the throat and threatened her with a knife, then pushed her backwards to a secluded side track.
Police said the man continued to threaten the girl, until he was distracted by people nearby and the girl managed to break free.
"It is very disturbing and very serious that someone like that is out there," Supt Kerlatec said.
Police do not believe the latest abduction attempts are linked to those two assaults in February and April.
A Federation of Parents and Citizens Association of NSW spokesman said schools had been told to reinforce the advice of police in the wake of the recent spike.
Supt Kerlatec said parents and school officials needed to drum into children never to walk on their own and only walk near busier roads where there are lots of people.
They should also know that corner shops and petrol stations are "safe places" where children can go and call police if they are frightened, he added.