PASO ROBLES, Calif. - Paso Robles Police, are searching for a man who may have tried to lure a young woman into his vehicle.
According to police, they currently are investigating an incident where an adult male subject attempted to lure a lone female juvenile into his vehicle.
This incident was reported to PRPD on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 and occurred in the area of the 2100 block of Oak Street at approximately 3:20PM. The victim in this case was a 13 year old female who stated she saw a male subject near a vehicle which appeared to be having mechanical problems. The subject asked the victim for help starting the vehicle while he worked on the engine. The victim told the subject her father was nearby and kept walking. She then heard the subject's vehicle starting up but she kept walking away and did not see which way the vehicle went.
The victim went directly home and told her father about the incident. The victim and her father then came to PRPD and reported the incident.
The subject was described as a white male adult in his 50's, approximately 5'4" tall, thin build, with curly white hair, clean-shaven and described as wearing prescription eyeglasses. He was last seen wearing a light blue short sleeved shirt and light colored blue jeans.
The subject's vehicle was described as a white or light colored full size extended cab pickup truck, which was clean in appearance. The truck was further described as having light tinting on the windows, with no obvious body damage, identifying marks or stickers.
The PRPD has identified a suspect in this incident and the investigation is ongoing. Due to this fact, the suspect's identity is not being made public at this time.
The PRPD is seeking assistance from the public in identifying anyone else who may have had similar contact with this suspect. Anyone with information is asked to call PRPD. Persons wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 805-549-STOP or submit a Web Tip from the Crime Stoppers website at http://www.slotips.org. You can also submit a "TEXT TIP" by texting "slotips" and your message to CRIMES (or 274637). You do not have to give your name.
