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Albany Park Child Abduction Attempt Leads to Police Alert

By Mina Bloom | September 19, 2014 12:54pm
 Police are looking for a 30- to 40-year-old Hispanic man after he tried to lure a child into his car in Albany Park Thursday afternoon.
Police are looking for a 30- to 40-year-old Hispanic man after he tried to lure a child into his car in Albany Park Thursday afternoon.
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CHICAGO — Police are looking for a man who tried to lure a child into his car in Albany Park Thursday afternoon.

Around 3:10 p.m., an 11-year-old boy was walking northbound in the 4400 block of North Keeler Avenue when he saw a man sitting in a black Lincoln Town car, according to a police statement. 

The man asked, "Where do you live?" but the boy did not answer and kept walking, according to police. 

When the man said "Get in my car!" the boy ran northbound on Keeler. Police said the man drove off southbound on Keeler.

The man was described as Hispanic, age 30-40, with a mustache and bald head, police said.

Police are encouraging anyone who comes across suspicious people or activity to call detectives at 312-744-8200.

Also, they advise people to travel in well-lit, populated areas and avoid talking to strangers or approaching strange vehicles.

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