MPD: Public Advisory
Manchester Police have received several suspicious vehicle complaints during the past four days. The suspicious vehicle complaints involved a lone Caucasian operator allegedly asking school aged children if they needed a ride. All three incidents have occurred during the after school hours in separate geographical locations within the City of Manchester.
The first incident occurred March 23, 2015 on Lowell Street, between Ashland and Hall Streets. The suspect was described as a Caucasian Male, with a reddish/brown beard in his mid thirties, yellow colored teeth and he may have been wearing a black coat. He was operating an unknown make/model four door sedan. It is believed to be a Toyota or Honda with newer tires and “shiny rims.” The person allegedly asked the school children “if they needed a ride.”
The second incident occurred March 24, 2015 on Eastern Avenue. This incident involved a suspect described as Caucasian Male with a skinny build, brown hair and he was allegedly wearing a baseball style hat and glasses. He may have been operating a Blue SUV type of vehicle with Rhode Island registrations. The registration may have had a combination or sequence of numbers of 661 556. The suspect allegedly yelled at the victims to “get into the car,” which caused them to flee the area. He also asked the victims what schools they attended.
The third incident involved a “skinny” Caucasian male. He had medium brown hair and was wearing an orange colored t-shirt. He was not wearing glasses and had no noticeable accent or tattoos. This incident occurred on March 26th in the area of Auburn Street and Lincoln Streets. He was operating a silver, four door vehicle, unknown make and model. He allegedly asked the victims if they needed a ride.
Members of the Detective Division-Juvenile Unit are hoping someone observed a similar vehicle in the area during the above mentioned dates. It is unknown if the suspect is the same individual believed to be involved in the three separate incidents.
Please remind your school children to travel in groups, avoid conversations with strangers and always be aware of their surroundings. I will release additional information as it becomes available. If the description of the suspect(s) and/or vehicles is familiar to you, please contact the Manchester Police Department at 603-668-8711
UPDATE 1: All three incidents took pace between 3-4:00 p.m. Victims ages were 9-14, both male and females.
UPDATE 2: Click here for map of locations where children were approached and additional descriptions.
CONTACT: Lieutenant Brian N. O’Keefe
Direct Line: 603-792-5430
March 27, 2015
