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Police investigate possible child luring incident in North Okanagan

On Friday, March 30, 2018, the RCMP received a report of a suspicious incident involving an 11-year-old girl in the Wolfenden Terrace area in Armstrong, B.C.
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ARMSTRONG - Police are spreading the word about another possible case of child luring in Armstrong.

On Friday, March 30, police received a report of a suspicious incident involving an 11-year-old girl in the Wolfenden Terrace area of Armstrong, RCMP spokesperson Const. Kelly Brett says in a media release.

At roughly 4:30 p.m. that afternoon, the young girl was walking in the area when she was approached by a man driving a white pickup truck, Brett says.

“The girl reported the male driver spoke to her and asked if she was lost and needed a ride home. When the girl declined the ride, the driver pulled up beside her and again offered her a ride asking where she lived,” Brett say.

The truck left the area, travelling south on Patterson Avenue, after the girl met up with her friend who lives in the area, Brett says.

The incident comes after police issued a similar press release at the beginning of March, involving a man in a pickup truck allegedly offering two middle school students a ride home. In 2017, there were four reports of children being offered rides by strangers in the Armstrong/Spallumcheen areas.

The man in the latest incident is described as being between 40 and 60 years of age, Caucasian with brown hair and a tuft of hair under his chin, wearing a camouflage jacket. The vehicle is described as an older model white pickup with a black stripe on the side.

Police are asking the driver to contact the Armstrong RCMP detachment in order to clarify his actions and hopefully shed some light on the incident.

“It is important to have ongoing conversations with children and teens about staying safe when they are away from home and the RCMP are reminding parents to reinforce the basic safety principals surrounding ‘street proofing’ their children,” Brett says. "Be honest with your kids and have a conversation about some of the things that would be useful for police when conducting an investigation of this nature. For example remembering a license plate number, even if just one or two letters and or any distinguishing markings on the vehicle that may have stood out." 

For further information regarding “street proofing” safety tips visit the B.C. RCMP website.

Anyone with any information in regards to this incident is asked to contact the Armstrong RCMP at 250-546-3028. You can also remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or leaving a tip online.

 


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