Summit Police have issued an alert in the second reported case of an attempted child luring in three weeks in Summit. Police say two middle school students were approached by a stranger asking them if they needed a ride around 7:45 am on their way to school.
Patch that included a sketch of a man identified in an alleged child luring incident around Broad and North streets in December.
In today's incident, police say a woman was reportedly involved. Police are treating this as a "suspicious incident" and are investigating. Here are the details from the police alert released this afternoon:
At approximately 7:45 a.m. today, two young girls (both 11) were walking on Hawthorne Place towards the when a van, operated by an unidentified female, pulled alongside them and asked “Do you need a ride?”
When the girls responded “no” the unidentified woman replied “I didn’t mean to scare you” and drove off.
The driver was described as a white female, 55-65 years old, “with crazy style hair” and bright red lipstick.
The vehicle was described as a light-grey work van with tinted windows.
At this time the incident is being investigated by the Summit Police Department as a suspicious incident.
Please contact the Summit PD (908-273-0051) if you have any information regarding this incident.
Kathleen, I know the point of these alerts is to inform and to open up the discussion on the topic of child luring. Families and their children need to be prepared and informed, no matter what.