Wyomissing criminal investigators are putting out a warning to parents after a male attempted to lure four children over the last week in Berks County.
"Run, yell and tell," said Daren Anders, a criminal investigator for Wyomissing Police Department.
The first instance was last Tuesday morning in Reading near Millmont Elementary School. There, the young girl told police she was approached by a hispanic male driving a black SUV with dark tinted windows.
Since then, there have been two other attempted lurings in Bern Township and Shillington both matching the same description.
Wyomissing Police have also released this sketch after a hispanic male on foot approached and grabbed a child by the arm in the 800 block of Park Road. The child broke free and got away.
Police and several school districts are reminding students to be alert and observant. They say that means: take your eyes off your cell phone and keep your eyes on your surroundings.
They also tell students to never go with a person you do not know and to be prepared if you are approached.
"Teach them to fight back and not go willingly, make as much commotion as they can if they feel they are being threatened by somebody they do not know," said Anders.
Parents too should be on the look out and if you see someone suspicious try to get a good description of the person and a license plate and immediately report it to police or the school district.
"We just need to keep our kids safe by making them aware and encouraging them to be aware of their surrounds and just be careful," said John Yount, the Director of Safe Schools for Governor Mifflin School District.
Police tell us they have been following up on several leads, but they have not caught this person and are still asking the public to be vigilant.
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