POLICE from Mid North Coast Local Area Command are investigating after a man approached two boys in Wauchope last week.
About 3.25pm on Thursday, the brothers, aged 8 and 9, got off their school bus in Homestead Drive in Wauchope and began walking home.
As they approached Colonial Circuit, the boys noticed a man standing near a dark four-wheel-drive parked on the side of the road.
When the man beckoned to the boys to get into the vehicle, they ran home and told their mother.
Police have commenced an investigation and would like to speak with a man who may be able to assist with their inquiries.
He is described only as being elderly and with grey hair. At the time, he was wearing black pants and a black shirt.
The incident follows a report that a young girl was approached by two men in Port Macquarie on Tuesday, May 14.
The nine-year-old girl was walking to school on a path between Kennedy Drive and Palmview Place about 8.45am when she was approached by two unknown men.
The men allegedly attempted to entice the child to leave the area with them.
The girl ran to her nearby school and raised the alarm.
The girl described both men as being aged in their late thirties or early forties, with one man wearing a blue T-shirt with white markings on it.
The men were last seen walking towards Kennedy Drive.
Anyone with information about either incident should contact Mid North Coast Local Area Command, or call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Meanwhile, parents are again being encouraged to teach their children the ‘Safe People, Safe Places’ messages, including:
- Make sure your parents or another adult you know knows where you are at all times.
- Always walk straight home or to the place you are walking to. Walk near busier roads and streets, or use paths where there are lots of other people.
- Know where safe places are – a shop, service station, police station, library or school. If you are ever frightened, you should go to one of these places and ask them to call the police.
- Learn about safe adults you can look for and talk to if you need help – police officers, teachers at school, adults you know and trust.
- Don’t talk to people you don’t know and never get into a car with someone you don’t know. If a car stops on the side of the road and you don’t know the person inside, do not stop.
- If you are scared and can use a phone, call triple zero and tell them you are scared.
- If someone tries to grab you, yell out, ‘Go away, I don’t know you’. This lets other people know you have been approached by someone you don’t know.
