DNAinfo/Quinn Ford
CHICAGO — Police said a report of an attempted child luring in Galewood is unfounded.
On Wednesday, police warned parents near Galewood to be alert after a man tried to lure a child into his van Tuesday morning.
Around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, a man in a van approached a 10-year-old girl in the 7000 block of West Bloomingdale Avenue, police said.
The man told the girl, "jump in. let's go for a ride" but she ran away to a nearby friend's house, police said. The man followed her briefly before fleeing.
But later Wednesday, police said the report was "unfounded." No more information was available.
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