Man Tried To Lure North Jersey Girl From Her Backyard: Police

PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ — Police are investigating the possible luring of a North Jersey girl from her backyard Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

Clifton Police reported that a girl was in her backyard just after 3 p.m. when a man approached her from the driveway saying he was there to "deliver a package."

The man said the girl should "come get it" from him, and the girl ran into the house and called police, authorities said.

The girl said the man was a passenger in the van. She described him as Hispanic, in his 40s, about 5 feet 5 inches tall with a thin build and dark, curly, short hair, police said. He was wearing a gray sweater, blue jeans, and glasses.

The girl said the driver of the van was a black man in his 50s wearing a red T-shirt, police said.

The men were in a white commerical van with black graffiti painted on the back driver's side, police said. The first character of the license plate was an "X."

Clifton Police said anyone with information about the incident or the identity of the men involved should contact them at 973-470-5911 or their Juvenile Bureau at 973-470-5882.

Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com

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