CHICAGO — Police are warning Far South Side residents of several reported attempted kidnappings in the last week.
Police described two suspects in a community alert. One suspect is a white man, between 40 and 60 years old, driving a white work van. The second is a Hispanic or black man between 30 and 40 years old, driving a maroon four-door vehicle.
In each of the incidents, a juvenile was approached by a man in a vehicle. After speaking with the juvenile, the suspect attempted to lure the minor into the vehicle, police said. In one of the incidents, the suspect in the maroon vehicle used a small dog in attempting to lure the child.
According to the alert distributed by the Chicago Police Department, the three incidents occurred over the span of three days between Oct. 4 and 6.
The most recent incident occurred on Oct. 6 at approximately 2:30 p.m. in the 11300 block of South Washtenaw Avenue in Kennedy Park, when a 15-year-old girl was approached by a suspect.
On Oct. 5, at about 2:10 p.m. in the 3500 block of East 108th Street in East Side, a 10-year-old girl was approached by one of the suspects.
The first of the three incidents occurred when a 10-year-old boy was approached on Oct. 4 at approximately 3 p.m., on the 11300 block of S. Drake Avenue in Mount Greenwood.
Police are urging residents to call 911 to report any suspicious persons, cars or activity in the area.
If anyone has information regarding the incident, police are asking residents to call Area South detectives at 312-747-8271 or email area2tips@chicagopolice.org.
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