Elgin Police Investigate Child Luring Incident

ELGIN, IL -- The Elgin Police Department is investigating a report of a child who was approached while biking in town this past week. The Elgin Police Department received a report of a driver who pulled his black SUV with heavily tinted windows up to a boy who was riding his bike in the 0 to 100 block of South Porter Avenue at about 1 p.m. on June 18, according to a post on the Elgin Police Department Facebook page. Authorities said the vehicle may have been a Jeep.

The driver, who was described as a Hispanic man in his 30s who spoke Spanish, allegedly tried to coax the child into his vehicle but the boy did not get in, police said.

The vehicle was last seen traveling south on South Porter Avenue.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is encouraged to contact the Major Investigations Division at 847-289-2600 or by texting a tip to 847411 and include ElginPD in the beginning of the text along with the information you want to provide to police.