Police: Men Tried To Lure Girl, 12, Into Truck With Puppy

Sign up for the Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch newsletter!

Police are looking for two men in a truck who allegedly tried to lure a girl into their vehicle with promises of a puppy.

Deputies with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office responded Monday evening to Longwood Drive in the Eagle Watch subdivision in Towne Lake. A 12-year-old girl told deputies she saw two men traveling in a green older model Ford F-150 with a camper shell on its rear, the sheriff’s office said in a press release.

The girl said she was riding on her scooter to the playground when the ”truck pulled up near her and the driver asked her if she wanted a puppy,” Lt. Jay Baker said.

“According to the girl there was a puppy in the vehicle,” he said. “After telling the man she didn’t want the puppy, the girl told deputies the man said, ‘if you get in the truck I will give you a puppy’,”.

Baker stated the child once again declined the offer and continued on her way. She told authorities the truck left the area after the encounter.

Baker said the two men are described as white males in their mid to late thirties. The driver was described as medium build with short black hair while the passenger has medium build with brown shaggy hair and brown eyes.

Anyone who was in this area yesterday and saw a similar vehicle is asked to call detectives at 770-928-0239. The sheriff’s office has increased patrols in the area.

Photo credit: Patch file