2 Troy Girls Say Stranger Exposed Himself After School

TROY, MI – A man exposed himself to two elementary school girls as they walked home from Wass Elementary School near Duke and Crowfoot streets Monday afternoon, authorities said.

The suspect — a white male believed to be between 20 and 30 years old and driving a white four-door car, possibly a Ford — stopped and exposed himself, school officials said, according to WDIV-TV.

The man had short hair and a goatee, according to the description the girls gave police.

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Troy police put on extra patrols at Wass and other elementary schools both in the morning and afternoon, according to the report.

The police department guidelines parents should discuss with children regarding their safety around strangers.

The guidelines include:

• Never accept candy or gifts from strangers.
• Never accept rides with strangers or people you do not know very well.
• Don’t walk or play alone. Walk with a friend or in a group.
• Go directly home after school.
• Never go anywhere without telling your parents first.
• Be cautious when approached by strangers. Walk away if the stranger stops to ask a question, and never go to the stranger or their car, for any reason.
• Tell your parents or teacher immediately about a suspicious person,
• If a stranger forces attention on you or is following you, run to a house where you think someone is at home and pound on the door and yell; run inside a building such as a store, where there are people; ask someone to call the police immediately. Do not run into a woods, park or shrub area.
• If possible, get the license number of any car that is following you and tell the police immediately. They may be able to catch the car before it leaves the neighborhood. But never wait around to get the number of description of the car. Run first.
• If you think you’re in danger, be observant of your surroundings so you can give police as much information as possible when you call, including your location, the license number and description or the car, and the description of the person.