Police Ask for Public's Help in Identifying Potential Suburban Predator

Two young girls were playing outside in a front yard off of 35th Street and Highland Avenue in Downers Grove when a white man in his 20s or 30s stopped in a Toyota minivan and began taking photographs of them, police said

Police on Thursday evening asked for the public’s help in identifying a suspicious man who was taking pictures of young girls from inside of a parked minivan in Downers Grove.

Two young girls were playing outside in a front yard off of 35th Street and Highland Avenue in west suburban Downers Grove, when a white man in his 20s or 30s stopped in a Toyota minivan and began taking photographs of them, police said.

Authorities said the minivan was an older model with black rims and a black luggage carrier.

While it is unsure what the man's intentions were, additional patrol officers have been increased at surrounding parks and schools, according to police.

Officials asked anyone with additional information to contact the Police Department at 630-434-5600.

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