Man Seen Trying To Lure Young Girls Into Car

Police said on Monday that they were investigating separate reports of a man who attempted to lure young girls into his car.

Two police reports were made in the Hilltop neighborhood, 10TV's Andy Hirsch reported.

Nine-year-old Jennifer Damron said that she was selling candy bars for a school fundraiser near Eureka and Fremont Avenues on Thursday at about 6 p.m. when a man in a small, white, four-door car pulled him and asked her if she wanted a ride.

When she said no to the man, Damron said that the driver went down the street and then drove by again before pulling over.  He did not say another word, according to the girl.

"He just (stared) at me and (gave) me a creepy, scary look," Damron said.

"I think it's very dangerous," said Kathy Harrison, the girl's mother.  "You never know what is in their minds.  There are a lot of sick people out there."

Police said that on Sunday at about 10 a.m., near Oakley and Sullivant avenues, an 11-year-old girl ran into a church and was hysterical.  She told the people inside a similar story of a man in a small, white, four-door car who followed her and tried to get her into his vehicle.

The driver offered the girl money to get into his car before she ran away, according to a police report.

Damron and Harrison said that they know of another girl in the neighborhood who claimed a similar occurrence.

"I just hope they catch him real soon, get him off the streets, leave these babies alone so they can go on leading their lives instead of being terrified to walk down the street," Harrison said.

The girls could not give police a very detailed description of the driver.

The girls described the driver as a black man with a medium build who appeared to be in his middle 30s.

Anyone with information about the man is asked to call police.

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