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Man Tries to Lure 13-Year-Old Girl as She Waits for School Bus: NYPD

By Katie Honan | October 20, 2016 9:41am
 The suspect tried to get the girl to leave her apartment building's lobby, police said.
The suspect tried to get the girl to leave her apartment building's lobby, police said.
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ELMHURST — A man tried to lure a 13-year-old girl away from her building's lobby while she waited for the school bus, police said.

The girl was inside her building near 81st Street and 41st Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 6 when a man she didn't know approached her, according to the NYPD.

He spoke to the girl and tried to get her to leave her building, which she refused. 

It's not clear what the man said to the victim, according to the police.

She ran from him once her school bus came, and the man fled, police said. 

He is described as around 25 to 30 years old, 5'8" and 140 lbs, and was last seen wearing a black jacket with white stripes down both sleeves.

If you have information about this incident, please call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782)