BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Two middle school-aged children said a man in a van approached them while they were walking home from a bus stop in Bloomfield Township.
The children said they were walking home from a bus stop at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14, in the area of Peabody Drive and Tall Oaks Road when a man in a gray Ford van pulled up next to them and asked if they had a phone. The children said they did not feel comfortable and they ran home without speaking to the man.
The children told their parents what happened, who then reported it to the Bloomfield Township Police Department. Police searched the area but were not able to find the van.
The man is described as a white man between the ages of 20 to 30 years old. He was wearing a backward baseball hat. Police have released a photo of the van, which is an older Ford with rust spots, specifically on the grill. It appears to only have front driver and passenger windows.
“We remind our community to stay vigilant of their surroundings. Do not engage anyone that approaches you or your children inappropriately, and immediately call 911. We ask parents to remind their children about stranger danger, and contacting a trusted adult when something does not feel right,” police said in a statement.
Anyone with information is asked to contact school resource officer Jennifer Lower at JLower@bloomfieldtwp.org or call the Bloomfield Township Police Department at 248-433-7755.