Man Tries To Lure 11-Year-Old Boy To Car In Aurora: COPS

A man tried to lure an 11-year-old boy to his car on Thursday afternoon saying that his mother told him to pick up the boy, Aurora police said.

The attempted child luring occurred around 3:15 p.m. in the 1100 block of Pearl Street, Aurora. The fifth-grade boy told police he was at his home on Pearl Street when he saw a while, older model car, similar to a PT Cruiser with a Taxi sign on the roof, pull into his driveway.

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The car was occupied by a driver and passenger. The boy described the driver as a male Hispanic, 44 to 46 years old, 6-feet tall and weighing 180 pounds. The driver was clean shaven with medium length, black, curly hair reaching his shoulders, a dark complexion and no facial hair. Police said the boy did not get a good look at the passenger.

The driver exited the car and tried to lure the boy into the vehicle by talking to him in Spanish, saying that his mother had told him to pick him up, a police news release said.

The boy immediately refused and showed the man his cell phone. After telling the man he was going to call police, the man got back into the car and fled the scene at a high rate of speed.

Police said the car was last seen turning eastbound onto Park from Pearl. The attempted child luring remains under investigation by the Aurora Police Department.

Anyone with information is asked to call Aurora Police investigators at 630-256-5500 or Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at 630-892-1000. Callers to Crime Stoppers are anonymous and qualify for a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to any arrests.

Tips can also be submitted through the Aurora Police Department’s free app available through iTunes, the Android Market, or Amazon App Store. Simply search for “My Police Department”, find the Aurora Police, and download.