Crime & Safety

2 Girls, 6 and 8, Report Man Tried Luring Them Into Vehicle At Monterey Library

Police seeking suspect described as middle-aged Hispanic man with white, shoulder length hair and white beard and driving a white car.

MONTEREY COUNTY, CA – Police are looking for a man who allegedly tried to lure two children into his vehicle in front of the Monterey Public Library Monday afternoon.

Officers responded to 625 Pacific Street at 1:32 p.m. on report of an attempted abduction.

The siblings, who are 6 and 8 years of age, fled to Monterey High School and reported the incident to a staff member.

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Investigators are looking for a middle-aged Hispanic man with white, shoulder length hair and a white beard. He had a rose tattooed on his neck and was wearing rings and bracelets on both hands.

The suspect was last seen driving a newer model white coupe toward Larkin Street. Police said it may have had black graphics on the door panels and damage to the interior seating.

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Anyone with additional information is asked to call investigators at (831) 646-3814.

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