WEST ELSDON — A man tried to lure a young girl into a van on the Southwest Side Tuesday afternoon, police said.
At 3:36 p.m., the man pulled his white van to the side of the street in the 4900 block of South Karlov Avenue, according to an alert from police. He parked next to the girl and motioned for her to come over, police said.
The man drove away when the girl's parent arrived to pick her up from school, police said.
Police describe the suspect as a Hispanic man with dark hair and a light complexion, between ages 32 and 35.
The license plate on the van read "1638716-B," police said.
Anyone with information on the suspect or the incident is asked to call detectives at 312-747-8380.
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