(Prescott On) On the 23rd of March 2016 just after 5:00 pm Prescott OPP officers were dispatched to a store located at 109 Churchill Road in the Town of Prescott.
It was learned that two female youths aged 8 and 12 were approached by an unknown adult male who offered to buy them balloons from the store if they got into the van. When the girls refused the man indicated he would find them at another time. As the girls continued to walk down the road the van pulled up again and the male got out and held open the passenger door. The van was being driven by an unknown adult female.
The youths then returned to the store and asked the clerk for assistance.
Van was described as a burgundy Montana type van
Male description:
Middle aged (50 – 70 yrs.)
Approx. 5’10” – Medium build
Moustache (Long and scraggly)
Short White / Grey Hair
Wearing jeans and a Purple T-Shirt with ‘Bowling for Kids’ logo in white letters
Male was the passenger in the vehicle
Female description:
Older Middle aged (50-70 yrs.)
Heavy build
Hair in Pony tail.
Investigation is ongoing at this time.
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Anyone with information on the above occurrence is asked to call Grenville County O.P.P. Communication Centre at 1-888-310-1122, the Prescott Detachment at 613-925-4221 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-(TIPS) 8477 or submit your tip on-line at www.tipsubmit.com. Crime Stoppers does not want your name, you don’t go to court, and you could earn cash reward.