Crime & Safety

Petaluma PD Investigating Creepy Encounter At Casa Grande H.S.

A man, described as white and possibly in his 50s, followed a teen into the parking lot after she parked her vehicle on Ely Blvd.

Police are investigating a suspicious incident that occurred Thursday at Casa Grande High School in Petaluma.

Police said a 17-year-old female student parked her vehicle on Ely Boulevard South in front of the high school when she noticed a man standing on the sidewalk near her vehicle. The student told police the man began to stare at her and made her feel uncomfortable.

The man tried to talk to the student as she was getting out of her vehicle, so she immediately walked to the school parking lot. She told police the man followed her into the parking lot, so she went to a classroom and reported the incident to a teacher.

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Officials searched the school grounds for the man, but he was never located, police said.

The man was described as white, with black and white hair, a thin build, about 50 years old and 6 feet tall.

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He was wearing a black leather jacket and dark jeans.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Petaluma Police Department at (707) 781-1225.

--BAy city News

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