Police are warning parents and guardians to talk to children about personal safety and stranger danger. Over the weekend, Huron County OPP were called about a suspicious vehicle in Egmondville that approached two young children.
On September 8th, police got a call about a dark coloured minivan that had pulled up alongside a 9-year-old and a 7-year-old who were playing at Egmondville Park, on Bayfield & Water Street.
A female passenger asked the kids if they would like a ride in the van, and the children wisely declined and started biking home. Police allege that the van then followed the children as short distance but left before the children arrived home.
The kids told their parents as soon as they got home.
Police say the vehicle is described as a dark-coloured minivan similar to a Dodge Caravan, and there were two adults in the vehicle a female passenger and a male driver.
Anyone with any information is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers.
Police say the incident serves as a reminder to parents and guardians that personal safety should be discussed with children, especially if they are playing in unsupervised areas like park and playgrounds.
Police say the children involved in this incident wisely kept their distance, declined the offer for a ride and immediately reported the incident to their parents.
