WEST HUMBOLDT PARK — Police are asking West Humboldt Park residents to help find a man they say tried to lure two teenage girls into a van Tuesday evening, according to a community alert.
Around 7:10 p.m., the two girls, 13 and 15, were walking their dog near the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Keystone Avenue when the man pulled up in a white van with green stripes, police said.
The man partially pulled down his window and told the girls that "he had their sister in the van and do you want to see her," according to the alert. The girls ran away, and the man drove through an alley and tried to block their path at Karlov Avenue.
When the girls ran toward a group of youths, police said, the man fled.
Police described the suspect as a black man in his early 20s, with a dark complexion. He was driving a full-size white conversion van with green stripes and rims on the front wheels.
Anyone with information on the suspect or the incident is encouraged to call Area North detectives at 312-744-8200.
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