Chicago police on Sunday morning issued a community alert about a recent incident in which a man tried to lure a teenage girl from a school playground in the city's Humboldt Park neighborhood, authorities said.
According to police, the 16-year-old victim and her 6-year-old nephew were at the playground on the grounds of Brian Piccolo Elementary at around 3:30-4:10 p.m. when the incident occurred. The man approached the teen and started speaking Spanish, which the girl didn't understand, police said. The suspect then made a gesture to move to another area of the playground, which police said was more secluded, before fleeing the scene.
The suspect was said to be between 5 feet 2 inches tall and 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a medium to heavy built with his hair worn in a fade and shiny hair styled to the side. Anyone with information is asked to call the Area Four Bureau of Detectives at 312-746-8251.
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