June 24, 2010
Police are warning parents and children to be vigilant after one young girl was grabbed by a strange man and another was chased by a stranger, in different parts of Sydney.
About 9am yesterday, a 10-year-old girl was waiting to catch her school bus in Eagle Vale in the city's south-west when a man got out of a white van in Chalcedony Street and grabbed her.
The girl escaped from the man's grasp and ran home.
Police have spoken to the girl, who was not physically injured, and now wish to interview a man with a moustache who has a five-centimetre scar on his left hand.
The man is described as Caucasian in appearance, 30- to 40-years-old, about 170 centimetres tall, with a thin build.
He was wearing a green T-shirt, blue jeans and black and white joggers.
Earlier, about 8.15am yesterday, a 12-year-old girl was walking to school in the western suburb of St Clair when a man began following her in Cook Parade.
The girl began running, and the man ran after her, but she arrived at school safely and reported it to staff.
Police are seeking public help to find a man of Indian appearance, solidly built, who was wearing a black hooded jumper, black track pants, and black shoes with yellow laces.
Police say parents should encourage children not to walk on their own, and to use footpaths where there are lots of other people.
Children should immediately alert a safe adult if they are approached by a person who makes them feel scared.
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