SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — The East Valley School District has sent out a letter to parents after a student reported a man tried to get her to approach his vehicle on Wednesday.
According to an East Valley School District spokesperson, the incident happened on Wednesday.
"We did have an incident on Wednesday. The student went home and reported it to their parents," according to the district spokesperson.
According to a press release from Spokane County Sheriff's Corporal Mark Gregory, an 11-year-old girl was walking home from her school bus stop near North Idaho Road and East Queen Avenue when a male stranger tried to talk to her.
The man said, "I have a question. Come here," Gregory wrote. He said she did not talk to the man and when he repeated his comment she ran away.
Gregory said the man was standing next to a white pickup with dual tires in the rear, black mud flaps and a work-toolbox in the bed. When the girl ran away, the man got in the truck and drove away.
The man was described as possibly being in his late 40’s to early 50’s, approximately 5’09-5’10” tall, with a heavy build, a mustache and what was described as a brown/red/strawberry blond close-cut mohawk haircut. He was wearing a white tank top and blue basketball style shorts.
After reporting what had happened to her parents, the information was passed along to police, according to the district. East Valley School District Superintendent Kelly Shea sent out a letter to parents asking them to speak with their children about not talking to strangers and reporting any suspicious activity they see.
Anyone with information about regarding similar incidents or that can help identify the man is asked to call Crime Check at 509-456-2233 and reference #10009693.
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