A 12-year-old boy escaped from the car of an alleged abductor that he and a group of other children arranged to meet as part of a "catch a predator scheme" they had devised on the Snapchat app, according to Alberta RCMP,

Police in Alberta are discouraging attempts at vigilante justice after a 12-year-old boy narrowly escaped the car of a man who allegedly abducted him this week in the course of a “catch-a-predator” plan that the youngster had hatched with a group of fellow tweens using social media.

A 12-year-old boy who escaped the vehicle of an alleged abductor in Alberta after he and a group of friends employed a “catch a predator” scheme was incredibly lucky, says a police child exploitation expert.