Police: Man tried to lure three girls into his car in Ashburn

SHARE Police: Man tried to lure three girls into his car in Ashburn

Police are searching for a man who tried to lure three girls into his car Tuesday afternoon in the Ashburn neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

About 3 p.m. Tuesday, the man was driving south in the 8300 block of South Lawndale when he asked three girls to get into his car, according to an alert from Chicago Police. The girls ran off in different directions.

The man was later seen in the same area by one of the girls, police said.

He is described as a Hispanic man between 35 and 45 years old with several facial tattoos and a black bandana or scarf on his head, police said. He was driving a red pickup truck.

Anyone with information on the attempted luring should contact Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8380.

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