Willard police investigate attempted kidnapping

WILLARD, Box Elder County — Police are looking for a man suspected in an attempted abduction of three boys.

Police said it happened about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday near 500 N. Main. Three 8- and 9-year-old boys were walking home after being let off the school bus.

"They stated a man in a white pickup truck asked them if they wanted a ride," police said in a statement Thursday. "The boys ran away, and the pickup drove off."

The man was described as white, about 6 feet tall, brown hair, wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt. His pickup was white, with four doors and a hoist in the bed. Writing on the door was similar to "Quickstar Gas," police said.

Anyone with information is urged to call police at 435-734-9881.