Police are appealing for information after a teenage boy was spoken to by a man at Blacktown last week, NSW Police say.
About 9am (19 August 2016), a 15-year-old boy was spoken to by a man in a car as he walked along Pendant Avenue.
The incident was reported to police from Blacktown Local Area Command.
The unknown man is described as being of Caucasian appearance, approximately 50-years-old, with a large build, and a long grey and white beard.
The man was wearing a yellow collar polo shirt, black hat, and grey trousers.
The vehicle is described as a white utility car.
Meanwhile, the incident has again prompted police to encourage parents to discuss the ‘Safe People, Safe Places’ messages with their children, 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 000 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.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stopers.
