Lie to police, get your story reported everywhere

On Wednesday October 26, Queensland Police issued a news alert regarding a complaint by an 11 year old girl that a man attempted to entice her into a car. According to the bulletin

"a man pulled up beside her and asked through an open window if she wanted a lift to school. The girl said no and the man drove away. The man appears to have driven around the block, again pulled up beside her asking if she wanted a lift to school. The girl again declined and the man drove off. He returned a third time and began yelling abuse at the girl who then ran into the school on Elm Street to report the incident." (emphasis added)

The next day, the Police reported that the incident was not an attempted abduction:

"A man driving his grandson to Cooroy State Primary School did stop and offer the 11-year-old girl a lift to the school, but after she refused he drove on. The girl had been taught never to accept lifts and she became concerned about the offer."

As there is no reference to the second and third "attempts", what is not clear is whether the girl had also been taught to exaggerate to make her story sound better.