Cochrane RCMP are investigating a report of an attempted child luring incident.
Investigators said an 11-year-old girl was walking home just before 5:30 p.m. Monday when she was approached by a man near Sunset Park and Sunset Square.
RCMP said he asked if she wanted to get into the back of his van, stating that he had an ice cream business.
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The girl faked a call to her father and was able to walk away.
The man is described as 40- to 50-years-old with shaggy brown hair which looked dyed.
He was described as wearing a red and blue flannel shirt and jeans and had a medium build with a pot belly, police said.
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She reported the full-sized van he was driving was white with rusted wheel wells and may have a black roof rack.
If you have any information regarding this incident, contact Cochrane RCMP at 403-851-8000 or via Crime Stoppers.
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