ABDUCTION WARNING: Man makes repeated attempts to lure children into car
PARENTS and youngsters are being warned to be on their guard after a man made repeated attempts to lure children to his car in suspected abductions in Cumbria.
Man in blue car apparently asked girls to get into his car
Teenage girls in Kendal have been approached and enticed to enter a vehicle by a male driver three times this month.
Police in south Cumbria have launched an appeal for help to find the man before he strikes again.
The latest of these incidents took place on Beezon Road, Kendal, on Sunday, in the early evening.
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A 16-year-old girl was approached by the man who drove a blue car.
He asked her to get in, she said, but she ran away.
Another incident took place at Longpool on March 16, involving a 15-year-old girl, and again, in the Gooseholme area a 16-year-old girl was approached on April 4.
The man in all three incidents has been described as being in his twenties, with dirty blonde hair and bad teeth, and has been driving a blue car.
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None of the girls have been hurt in these incidents but have obviously been left shaken
Sgt Charles Sowerby said: “We are appealing for members of the public to come forward with any information they may have about these incidents, anyone who has information about the potential suspect, or anyone else who has been approached in the same way.
“None of the girls have been hurt in these incidents but have obviously been left shaken.
Child abduction attempts were made last month
“We’d like to take this opportunity to remind young people to be vigilant – make sure somebody knows where you are and never get in to the car of someone you do not know.”
The warning comes as police forces told local parents to be vigilant after reports of separate attempts to abduct children in Kent, Manchester and Hartlepool in March.