Crime & Safety
Teenage Girls Report Attempted Luring in Gloucester Township
They told police they were approached by a suspicious man near Timber Creek High School around 2:20 p.m. Monday.
A suspicious man approached two teenage girls on Jarvis Road near Timber Creek High School around 2:20 p.m. Monday afternoon, Gloucester Township Police announced.
The suspect was described as an older white man with blue eyes, white combed back hair and long sideburns. He was driving an older white, two-door Honda.
He reportedly asked the girls for help finding a missing dog. They didn’t respond, and ran away. There was no attempt to follow them, and no physical contact was made.
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He left the area, driving in an unknown direction.
They said they a similar incident took place on Oct. 16.
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