MONTREAL — Chateauguay police are looking for a potential predator who may have approached two children a few weeks ago, as they were walking home from Harmony Elementary School.
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Police spokesperson Nathalie Langevin told Global News that on Jan. 15, a man was offering candies to schoolchildren, but he took off when an adult approached.
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The investigation and calls for vigilance from Chateauguy police come on the heels of a similar incident reported in LaSalle last week at Notre-Dame-des-Rapides Elementary School.
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Police said they are looking for a man in his mid-fifties with salt and pepper hair. He was described as wearing a black, 3/4-length ski jacket with red sleeves, and drove a 4-door, grey car, possibly a Toyota.
School board reaction
School board officials said that they first heard about the reports of a possible predator in the area via the media and Facebook.
“The New Frontiers School Board takes matters of student safety and security very seriously.”
“The New Frontiers School Board was never contacted by the Chateauguay police regarding this incident,” the school board noted in a statement.
“The School Board administration has since contacted the police to get the official report and has asked that the School Board be informed when incidents of this nature occur.”
Read the full statement below:
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