Police are investigating after three children reported being approached by a man on the State’s Central Coast.
About 12pm yesterday (Sunday 7 July 2013), two girls aged 10 and eight, and a boy aged seven, were playing in the front yard of a home in Killcare Heights, when they noticed a vehicle drive slowly past them, before reversing and stopping next to them.
Police have been told a man driving the car wound down the window and offered them lollies, but they ran away and told their parents.
Officers from Brisbane Waters Local Area Command are investigating the incident and would like to speak to a man who may be able to assist with inquiries.
He is described as being about 70 years of age, with short white/grey hair and a wrinkly forehead.
At the time he was wearing a red and blue chequered short-sleeve shirt and was driving a white Holden sedan.
Meanwhile, the incident has again prompted police to encourage parents to discuss the ‘Safe People, Safe Places’ messages with their children, including;
- Make sure your parents or another adult you know knows where you are at all times.
- Always walk straight home or to the place you are walking to. Walk near busier roads and streets, or use paths where there are lots of other people.
- Know where safe places are – a shop, service station, police station, library or school. If you are ever frightened, you should go to one of these places and ask them to call the police.
- Learn about safe adults you can look for and talk to if you need help – police officers, teachers at school, adults you know and trust.
- Don’t talk to people you don’t know and never get into a car with someone you don’t know. If a car stops on the side of the road and you don’t know the person inside, do not stop.
- If you are scared and can use a phone, call 000 and tell them you are scared.
- If someone tries to grab you, yell out, ‘Go away, I don’t know you’. This lets other people know you have been approached by someone you don’t know.
Anyone with information about this incident should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
