Suspicious Men in Van Approach Girls Near School: Police

Two girls ran from two men in a van who acted suspiciously toward the girls as they walked near a Gaithersburg school Saturday afternoon, authorities say.

The Montgomery County Police Department is currently investigating the report the encounter that took place just before 5 p.m. Saturday in the Flower Hill neighborhood of Gaithersburg. Two girls, ages 11 and 15, were walking on the sidewalk near Flower Hill Elementary School, 18425 Flower Hill Way. A white work van approached the girls.

The van then stopped in the roadway and the driver -- a white man believed to be in his 30s and wearing a white T-shirt -- called out to them and blew kisses toward them, police say. The girls continued to walk and then heard the door on the opposite side of the van slide open. A second man got out of the vehicle and walked toward the girls.

One of the girls took out her cell phone and both girls began to run. The passenger then got back in the van, police say, which was last seen on Flower Hill Way headed toward Snouffer School Road.

Authorities say the girls ran home and family members called 9-1-1.

There is no further description of the vehicle or two men at this time.

Police ask anyone with information about this incident or any previous activity that might relate to this incident to call 301-279-8000.