Dear neighbors,
Please read the alert below...this happened right next door to us in Blue Bell area!
Thank you,
Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775
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PRESS RELEASE
November 11, 2011
On Nov 5th at 10:00 am police received information from the parents of two juvenile males regarding a suspicious incident that occurred in the 600 block of Cathcart Rd. The boys reported to their parents that while they were walking along, a tan mid-sized car drove past the boys, and then turned around. The driver, described as a white male in his 30's or 40's, short salt and pepper hair, with an Irish accent asked the boys to get into his car. The boys ran home and reported the incident to their parent.
After this incident was reported, police received information regarding two other suspicious vehicles driving through different neighborhoods in Whitpain Township. The first suspicious vehicle occurred on Sunday Nov 6th at approximately 3:00 pm and was described as a tan or gold vehicle, possibly a Taurus with driver door damage, driving slowly in the 800 block of Valley Road. The driver was described as an older, possibly a w/m with a darker complexion.
The second incident occurred two weeks prior to the incident on Cathcart Rd. In that incident a homeowner reported a gray or cream colored vehicle was driving slowly in the area of the 1500 block of Penllyn Pk. The driver of this vehicle was reported as a w/m approximately 40 yrs old and the resident stated that it appeared as if he was staring at her 10 year old son. No children were approached or spoken to in either of the second two incidents. Whitpain Township Police are requesting that anyone with additional information regarding these incident, to please contact the Police Department at 610-279-9033.
Parents are asked to speak to their children about safety tips for when they are out. Stay with friends while outside playing, don't talk with strangers, don't ever get into a car with someone that you do not know, if someone is following them either by foot or in a car, run in another direction. If someone does approach them, make sure they report it to you or another trusted adult. Additional safety tips can be found at www.missingkids.com, the website for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Whitpain Recreation Association
PO BOX 64
BLUE BELL, PA, 19422-0064
© 2011 Whitpain Recreation Association
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