Police are urging parents in Saskatoon to be on the lookout, as officers work to identify a man accused of trying to lure children from their families in stores.
The man was described as being in his 50s and clean shaven, in a news release from the Saskatoon Police Service. Police said they have received two complaints this spring.
On the morning of March 7, he is accused of trying to beckon a six-year-old girl to go to him, and away from her family, police said. The release added the family was in the car seat section of a large department store on the 1700 block of Preston Avenue North.
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Then, over a month later, police say they received a second report from the east end of the city, which they believe is connected.
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Shortly after noon on April 9, he was reported to be in the children’s section of a store on the 3100 block of 8th Street East. He was said to be motioning for a four-year-old girl to come to him, and away from her family.
At both shops, the man wore a black Under Armour baseball cap, the service said.
Work on identifying the suspect, as well as investigation into the alleged attempts at luring, are ongoing, it added.
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