Stranger Danger Shows Up In Shorewood: Will County Sheriff

SHOREWOOD, IL — The Will County Sheriff's Department issued a news bulletin Wednesday afternoon to alert Joliet-area residents of an attempted child luring Tuesday evening near Shorewood. Sheriff's deputies were called to the 24000 block of Jensen Street where police learned that the stranger apparently told an 11-year-old girl, "Come here, I got something for you," police said.

According to Will County, the girl told deputies that as she walked to her friend's house on Jensen Street, walking westbound approaching Canterbury, "an unknown male … came running towards her yelling, 'Come here, I got something for you.'"

Police described the stranger as being a white man with brown or black ear-length hair, wearing black shorts and a black T-shirt.

"At approximately 5:10 p.m., the mother received a phone call from the intended friend’s mother who advised that her daughter had arrived to their house in a panic and had been chased by an unknown male," the sheriff's department said.

Police say the stranger ran north on Lakewood and the girl could not see him after she ran off to her friend's house. The girl was not hurt, police said.

"Deputies canvassed the neighborhood for a possible offender but did not locate anyone. As is normal protocol, deputies are treating this incident with the utmost seriousness. At this time they are unclear of what the intentions of the offender were. The investigation into this incident remains active," police said.

Will County asked that if any homeowners have security video in that area that has not already been previewed by deputies, to please contact Will County.

If anyone sees anything suspicious, readers are asked to contact the Will County Sheriff’s Office at 815-727-8575.

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