By TANIA PHILLIPS
POLICE are appealing for information after a young girl was approached by man at Pottsville late last week.
About 7.15am on Friday, a 13-year-old girl was walking along Overall Drive, when a van drove past slowly, before making a U-turn and pulling up alongside her.
Officers have been told the male driver ordered the girl to get into the van, and she ran away, hiding in bushes until she felt safe.
The teen caught a bus to school and reported the incident to school staff who contacted police.
Officers from Tweed/Byron Local Area Command are investigating the incident and would like to speak to a man only described as being of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander appearance or Indian/Sub-Continental appearance, aged in his early forties, with a bald head and full black beard.
The vehicle has been described as an older model white van, slightly rusty, with tinted windows, and the rear window painted white.
Anyone with information about this incident should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/
Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence.
