ALERT: Warn Your Kids About 'Stranger Danger'

[Crime alert from LAPD Senior Lead Officer Danny Del Valle of the Devonshire Division police station]

In the last few weeks, there have been reports of children and teenagers being approached and harassed by male adults while on their way home from school. The suspect descriptions are not the same.

Please talk to your children about "stranger danger."

In the last report I read, a twelve year old girl was being followed by two male Hispanics. One male was on foot while the other followed in a white pick-up truck. The girl ignored the suspect as he spoke to her. Finally, this clever girl pretended to see someone she knew and waved. The suspect immediately got into the pickup truck and drove away.

Talk to your family and friends about being aware of their surroundings, and have a plan if they are approached by a potential predator. It is important to be prepared for potentially dangerous situations. Know your child's route home. Make sure they never stray from that path. If possible, have your child walk with friends or siblings.

This month's Basic Car meeting will not be on the 4th Thursday of this month, for this month only. Our Basic Car meeting for 17A23 will be on May 31, 2012 at Saint John's Eudes Church, 9901 Mason Avenue starting at 7:00 pm.

-- Senior Lead Officer Danny Del Valle

EMERGENCY CALL 911 | NON-EMERGENCY 1-877-ASKLAPD

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