Child enticing incident reported near elementary school
CDAPD
The Coeur d'Alene Police Department is currently investigating a report they received Tuesday afternoon of a possible child enticing near Winton Elementary School.
CDAPD explained that on Nov. 8 at approximately 3:40 p.m., three children in the area of Mill Ave. and College Way were allegedly contacted by a male in a parked vehicle and asked if they wanted candy.
"One of the kids stated that the male gestured to the back seat while offering the candy," CDAPD stated in a press release.
The kids reportedly recognized this as a dangerous situation and ran to Winton Elementary School to report the incident to staff members.
CDAPD officers responded to the area to search for the suspect and vehicle, but were unable to locate anyone with the information provided. Officers then interviewed the kids and spoke with parents in an effort to gather additional information. CDAPD also states that they canvassed the neighborhood for home security cameras that may have captured video footage of the incident.
The male suspect was described by the children as a white male in his 20’s or 30’s, wearing a flat-billed baseball cap with sunglasses. The sunglasses had red or orange tinted lenses. The vehicle description was vague, but may have been a dark colored SUV.
"As always, parents are urged to talk to their kids about stranger danger," the release said.
In response to the incident, CDAPD officers are conducting extra patrols in the neighborhoods surrounding elementary schools and there will be no additional information released at this time.