Crime & Safety
Man Tried To Lure Girl, 13, Into Car: Hamden Police
Police are investigating after a man approached a 13-year-old girl while she was walking her dog and told her she should get into his car.
HAMDEN, CT — Police are investigating after a man tried to lure a 13-year-old girl into his car Wednesday afternoon in Hamden. At about 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 18, police responded to Jones Road on the report of “suspicious activity,” according to Capt. Ronald Smith.
Smith said a 13-year-old Hamden resident was walking her dog on Jones Road when she was approached by a man who was driving an “older model red Honda Accord sedan.” The man first asked the girl to tell him her name and then said, “You should get in the vehicle,” according to Smith.
The teen refused his request and the car was last seen traveling westbound toward Pine Rock Avenue, Smith said.
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The suspect is described as a black male in his 30s with yellow teeth.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Christina Giori of the Hamden Police Department Patrol Division at (203) 230-4030.
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