**** HRP Media Release
Police investigating suspicious circumstances
Halifax Regional Police are investigating a suspicious circumstance call that occurred yesterday in Dartmouth.
At approximately 8:10 a.m. a man in a vehicle followed a 13-year-old youth who was walking to school in the area of Lucien Drive, Whynette Place and Spar Crescent. At one point, the driver of the vehicle stopped and asked the youth if they wanted a drive. The youth did the right thing and ran away and told a trusted adult who reported the incident to police today.
The man is described as white, in his fifties, with a thin build, grey hair and a full beard. The vehicle is described as a red Dodge Caravan.
Anyone with information in relation to this incident or video of the area is asked to call police at 902-490-5020. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or by using the P3 Tips app.
