Crime & Safety
Police Search for Driver in Attempted Abduction
LITH Police are investigating a report of a man who demanded a 12-year-old girl get in his van on Monday night.
The Lake in the Hills Police Department is investigating a report of an attempted abduction on Monday night.
A 12-year-old Lake in the Hills girl told police she was walking in the area of McKinley Street about 8 p.m. when a man driving a white cargo van pulled up, offered her a ride and told the girl to get in the vehicle, said Lake in the Hills police Sgt. Erick Decker.
The girl declined and ran to a nearby friend’s house.
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The driver of the van then drove off, Decker said. The girl told police the van had a ladder on the side.
Police described the driver as a black male with facial hair. Lake in the Hills police continue to investigate the report.
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Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to call the Lake in the Hills Police Department at 1-847-658-5676.
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