Cameron police have officially closed their investigation into what was initially reported as an attempted child abduction last week.

On September 6, a post on the Cameron Police Department’s Facebook page indicated that an heavy-set, elderly man, with a young boy who called him “grandpa,” attempted to lure a young girl into the man’s car.

The incident was reported on Facebook, by a woman who said it happened at Recreation Park in Cameron.

The news spread like wildfire, both online, and in numerous news-media outlets, including this one. Police held a news conference to get the word out, and clarify the details.

On September 7, a man showed up at the Cameron Police Station, said he had seen the reports on the news, believing the erroneous reports were about him.

Police interviewed the man, and afterward determined that no crime was committed and no charges were anticipated.