CHICAGO (STMW) — Police have issued two community alerts about separate child luring incidents that happened around the same time Wednesday morning on the Near South Side.
About 8 a.m. near 9000 S. Ashland Ave., a 15-year-old girl was standing alone at a bus stop when she was approached by a man driving a white min-van, who asked her to drive with him to an unknown location to pick up a car, according to a community alert from Calumet Area detectives.
When the girl declined, he drove away but returned minutes later and physically forced the girl into the van. He then pulled into an alley a couple of blocks away but the girl was able to escape the van and seek help, the alert said.
The offender is described as a black man, approximately 25-years-old, about 5-foot-6 and about 150 pounds, the alert said. He has long sideburns and was last seen driving the white mini-van.
In another incident at the same time, a 10-year-old boy was approached by a man while walking to school near 93rd and Loomis streets. The man, who was driving a four-door vehicle, pulled up next to the boy and stated “Get in my car.” The boy fled and the offender drove off eastbound on 93rd Street, according to a separate community alert issued by a Calumet Area detectives.
The offender in the second incident is described as a man, who was wearing a black ski mask. His race, age, height and weight were unknown. He was last seen driving a black four-door vehicle.
Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to call Calumet Area detectives at (312) 747-8271.
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