Culver City PD investigating possible attempted abduction
CULVER CITY, Calif. - Detectives with the Culver City Police Department are investigating a possible attempted abduction at a neighborhood park.
Culver City PD officials said on Wednesday, Feb. 15, they received two separate reports regarding a suspicious person in the Lindberg Park area, near Culver City Middle school, between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Investigators say two 12-year-old boys reported they were followed by a gray work van with tinted windows and multiple dents. The suspect’s vehicle did not have license plates.
In one incident, the suspect’s vehicle passed a group of friends and the suspect allegedly parked where they were walking. The suspect then got out of the van and opened the rear doors of the vehicle. The two boys became suspicious and walked in the opposite direction of the van. The suspect then got back into the van and parked ahead of them again. The victims managed to run home and tell their parents what happened.
"They said that the guy kept driving up, stopped in front of them, kept doing that over and over again and they ran back to the house and their mom called the police," said a fellow student who claims to know the two boys.
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The boys told police the suspect was a white man with messy hair.
Culver City PD officials said they are increasing patrols around schools and parks in response to the reported incident.
Officials are suggesting parents not let their children walk alone after dark, have children walk in groups, not talk to strangers, and keep cell phones fully charged.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Culver City PD’s Public Information Officer Sgt. Edward Baskaron at 310-253-6316 or the Watch Commander at 310-253-6202.