Brick Police Seek Tips In Child Luring Attempt

BRICK, NJ -- Brick Township police are warning parents to remind their children about the dangers of talking to strangers after a 9-year-old girl was verbally accosted after getting off the school bus on Tuesday.

In a news release Wednesday afternoon, Brick Sgt. Neal Pedersen said police are continuing to investigate the incident, which happened on the 200 block of Greenwood Loop Road on Tuesday.

Responding police officers were told the girl saw a man standing near a dumpster, and as started to walk away, he said, "Hey little girl, come here, I have candy for you,” Pedersen said.

The girl immediately fled and ran home, and she told police that as she was running away, she heard the man yell, “Hey little girl, come back here,” Pedersen said.

The man is described as being in his late 40s with thinning, light brown hair that was combed back. The girl also believed the man had some type of mark or tattoo on one of his hands, and she described him as wearing jeans and a dark-colored sweatshirt, he said.

Police checked the area but could not find the man, he said.

Parents are reminded to speak with their children about the dangers of talking to strangers, and to immediately
contact the police if they observe anything suspicious.

Anyone who believes they may have seen the man is asked to contact Brick Township Police at 732-262-1100.