Mother Scares Off Man Trying To Lure Her Daughter: Police

CHICAGO — A mother scared off a man who was trying to solicit her 15-year-old daughter Monday in the West Ridge neighborhood, police said. The mother and daughter were walking in the 2600 block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue at midnight, when the man motioned for the teen to come to his hotel room, according to police.

Police said the man told the girl in Spanish "I want to have sex with you and I want drugs."

The girl's mother confronted the man and he went back to his room, police said.

The man is described as Hispanic, 28 to 32 years old, with a slim build and brown hair. He wore work boots with paint splatter on them.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area North detectives at (312) 744-8266.

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