Parents on high alert after 3 separate stranger danger incidents

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NAPLES, Fla. After three separate stranger danger cases happened over the course of one week in Collier County, experts say it is time to start educating children and parents about safety and prevention.

WINK News reporter Kelsey Kushner talks with an expert on what children and parents should do if this happens to them.

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