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Stranger Danger
Monsey, NY
News
Man's Ride Offer To Student At Bus Stop Prompts Investigation In Airmont
Police launched an investigation after a concerned parent reported that a man in a white SUV offered a ride to a student at a school bus stop in Rockland County, authorities announced. On Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, the Ramapo Police Department received a report from a parent about a concerning interaction at a school bus stop in Airmont, the department announced on Saturday, Feb. 15. According to police, the parent stated that a male driver of a white SUV stopped at the bus stop and offered a ride to her daughter. The student declined, and the vehicle drove away. Detectives immed…
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Men Sought After Suspicious Incident With Child At Lancaster Store: Police
Police are searching for two men accused of approaching a young girl inside a Lancaster store and asking her to walk with them, authorities announced on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The incident happened at the At Home store located at 1890 Fruitville Pike around noon, according to Manheim Township Police. The two men approached an 8-year-old girl, touched her shoulder, and asked her age before inviting her to walk with them, investigators said. The child ran to her mother, who immediately reported the incident to police. Photos of the men have been released as authorities work to identify the…
Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Suspicious Person Repeatedly Approached Teen Girl In Woodbridge: Police
Alarm bells are sounding for some in Prince William County following multiple reports from a teen girl about a stranger who repeatedly approached her on her way to school. An alert was issued by the police on Monday morning as they continue to investigate a reported suspicious person who was spotted by a 17-year-old teen at least three times in the past week. The latest incident was reported at around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11 in the 14200 block of Smoketown Road in Woodbridge after he showed up around 7 a.m. that morning. According to police, the unknown man typically approached her ne…
Peekskill, NY
Police & Fire
Student Approached By Suspicious Van In Peekskill
Police are investigating after a student was approached by a suspicious van in the region. The incident happened Monday, Sept. 30 in Northern Westchester. Police received a report on Monday night, Sept. 30 of the student being approached by a woman in a blue-gray van in Peekskill. The driver asked the student if they wanted a ride. "The student did not get in the van and reported the incident," according to a statement by the Peekskill City School District. "Please continue to speak to your children about safety procedures and remind them never to accept rides f…
Chambersburg, PA
Schools
Man Who Told Elementary Students He Knew Their Mom Not Creeper, Chambersburg Police Say
A stranger danger incident that was reported by two elementary school students in Chambersburg on March 8, 2023, is not a concern, police say. The man pictured supposedly had approached the two youngsters heading to Andrew Buchanan Elementary School around 8:40 a.m., according to the police release. He "reportedly told the young students their mother requested he walk them to school, but the mother of these students indicated she did not request this, and she was unsure who the person was," police said on March 9. Prior to approaching the students on South Sixth Stre…
Lower Paxton, PA
Schools
Man Allegedly Tried To Lure Harrisburg Area Elementary School Students Into Van Without Plate
Elementary students on their way to school were supposedly asked to get into a man's van, according to a letter the Harrisburg School District. The man approached two Foose students near the intersection of 15th and Sycamore streets, on Tuesday, Dec. 20 around 8:50 a.m., according to the letter. The man is discribed as wearing a black mask and black sweater, and driving a white van in “poor condition,” without a license plate, as detailed in the letter. The police and school security have been made aware of the incident and will keep an eye out of the van. “Please discuss with your…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Creepy Bergen Starbucks Patron Tells Boy Not To Speak To Strangers
Police are urging vigilance after a rambling man told a boy inside of a Bergen County Starbucks not to speak to strangers. The man in his 40s with light-colored hair was making little sense and acting in a bizarre manner, in a recording taken by the boy inside of the Rock Road Starbucks in Glen Rock, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The incident that occurred on Friday, Nov. 4 around 2:10 p.m. was not reported until well after the individual left the store, the chief said. Store employees were unable to identify the individual and were advised to contact police if he returned. …
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Concerned Citizen Scares Away Men In Van Who Approached Girl In Old Greenwich, Police Say
Police in Fairfield County are searching for two men in a white van who allegedly attempted to get a 12-year-old girl to get into their van. The incident took place in Old Greenwich on Monday, Aug. 22, around 3 p.m. in the area of Sound Beach Avenue and Center Drive. Officers were sent on the report of a suspicious incident involving a white van. It was reported that a 12-year-old girl was walking in the area of Sound Beach Avenue and Center Drive when a white van with two men stopped alongside her and asked her to get into the van, said Capt. Mark Zuccerella, of the Greenwich Police…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Seek Clues After Man In Minivan Offers Ride To Young Girl At Parsippany Bus Stop
Police are seeking clues after an unidentified man driving a minivan offered a ride to a young girl waiting at a Parsippany bus stop Wednesday morning. The man drove a newer-model minivan to a bus stop near Tabor Road and asked a girl waiting for her bus if she needed a ride around 7 a.m., Parsippany Police said in a Thursday morning release. The man drove away after the girl boarded the bus. The suspect is described as having a tan complexion, possibly in his twenties, and was wearing a black baseball cap and face mask with stars printed on it, police said. “Keeping our children safe i…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Schools
Police Seek ID For Driver Who Repeatedly Approached Middle School Girl At Parsippany Bus Stop
Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a vehicle driven by a man they say repeatedly approached a middle school girl standing at a Parsippany bus stop. A white man in his 60s with gray hair and a mustache was behind the wheel of the sedan pictured above when he passed a girl standing at a bus stop in the Intervale area and called her “pretty” Tuesday morning, Parsippany police said citing a Brooklawn Middle School resource officer. The girl told officers that the same vehicle — a blue sedan — had traveled past the area a few times within the past week, police said. “Keeping our c…
Paramus, NJ
News
‘Want A Ride? Candy?’: Community On Alert After Paramus Kids Are Approached
Paramus police turned to the public for help Tuesday following a pair of troubling incidents involving children and a spiky-haired stranger in an SUV. Authorities aren’t sure whether they the driver who approached a 10-year-old girl Monday is the same one who frightened an 8-year-old boy riding his bike last month. The girl was walking on Van Binsberger Boulevard near Midland Avenue, her parents told police, when a man in what was described as a “jungle-looking,” dark-colored SUV – possibly a Jeep Wrangler – pulled up to her around 3:20 p.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. “Do you wa…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Stranger Approaches Student Outside Long Island High School, Police Say
The Bellmore School District has put out a warning for students and parents after a student was approached by a man outside of a school. The incident took place around 9 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 4, outside of Mepham High School on Stewart Avenue, according to Long Island News12. School officials told News 12 that the man was in his 20s and driving a small white car. Nassau County Police said they did not have information on the incident. School Principal Eric Gomez said: "We will continue to reiterate stranger danger safety responses to our students. As always, the safety of our student…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Bearded Man In Van Follows Boy Home Two Days In Row, Islip HS Officials Warn
School officials in Islip are warning parents about “stranger danger” after a student reported that he was followed home on separate occasions last week. Officials from Islip High School sent a letter to parents after a male student reported a pair of incidents involving an unknown man who allegedly followed him while he was walking home from school. The incident was first reported to investigators with the Suffolk County Police Department on Tuesday, April 30. According to the student, on Monday, April 29, and Tuesday, April 30, the student left school and was walking on Main Street whe…
