MOUNT GREENWOOD — A suspicious vehicle was spotted Monday near the Keller Regional Gifted Center in Mount Greenwood, according to an email sent to parents and caregivers at the school.
At 12:09 p.m. a black, newer model Ford Fusion was seen driving north on Sacramento Avenue and then west into a residential alley between 107th and 108th Streets, according to the email from Keller Principal Delena Little.
The alley is just behind Keller's playground at 3020 W. 108th St. The driver stopped where the alley turns north to 107th Street, rolled down his window and motioned a sixth-grade girl to his car, according to the email sent to parents.
The student did not respond, and the car sped away, Little said in the email.
Students described the driver as man in his late 30s with dark hair, a light complexion and possibly Hispanic or mixed race descent, according to the email.
School security cameras captured photographs of the car traveling on Sacramento Avenue and through the alley, the email said. But calls to the school were not returned Tuesday morning and photographs were not included in the email.
A spokeswoman for the Chicago Police Department was unable to find any reports on the incident.
The principal's email goes on to say that the school is working with teachers and staff as well as the police and Chicago Public Schools' Safety and Security team in the wake of the incident.
"We are extremely proud of the swift, knowledgeable manner in which staff and students responded. Unfortunately, the reality of society today is that there are predators," Little said in her email.
She encouraged parents and caregivers to discuss the incident with their students as well as appropriate reactions when approached by strangers or threatened.
"We will do so at the school level as well," she said.
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