Alarm as men in car approach children in west Hull area
POLICE are seeking help from the public to trace two men who have been approaching young children.
Officers have received three similar reports in the space of a few days, all in the west Hull area, of a car pulling up near to children as young as 10.
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Suspicious activity: Ainthorpe Grove in west Hull.
PC Mike Robinson, neighbourhood beat officer for Pickering ward, said: "The children involved have not been harmed in any way.
"But they have been frightened by the incidents."
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In the first approach, which happened at about 5pm on Thursday, September 13, a small car pulled up near a group of children, all aged 11, in Kirklands Road.
One of the two men inside the car offered the children a lollipop.
The car then moved off slowly, with both men – described as dark-skinned, possibly of mixed race – watching the children.
About 90 minutes later, two children, aged 10 and 12, were approached by a small silver car with black numbers in Ainthorpe Grove.
The driver, described as having dark skin and hair, spoke with what has been described as an accent that was "not local".
He drove off after the children refused to engage in conversation with him.
On Wednesday, September 19, a third report was made to police.
This time, a car was spotted approaching several children who were cycling along Colwall Avenue.
The two men matched descriptions given by children involved in the previous approaches.
It had led officers to believe the incidents may be linked.
Police say schools in the area have been informed and it is understood parents have been advised to talk to their children about "stranger danger".
So far, inquiries have drawn a blank, and the public are being asked to keep their eyes peeled and report any suspicious sightings to police immediately.
PC Robinson said: "We need to trace the vehicles and the drivers in these incidents in order to speak to those involved and try to find out what their intentions are."
Anyone who witnessed any of the approaches, or who has information likely to help police, is asked to call police on the non-emergency number 101.
Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Comments
by IllaGhee1
Tuesday, October 02 2012, 4:42PM
“With all the cctv this city has got i find it hard to believe that the police cant find this car. They have got the times and places of 3 incidents. If i go to shop im on 4 street cctv cameras never mind the shop ones so if humberside police actually did some work they probably could work out who it is in 10 mins so stop expecting the public to do your job for you and start looking at cctv footage..................”
by sharonblagdon
Monday, September 24 2012, 8:58PM
“Instead of telling your child to run to yet another stranger for help ( which is very confusing for a child) should we not be ensuring they are safe by dropping them off or picking them up. This is a warning it has happened. We got a text from school last thursday so the first incident was mid week last week. I dont beleive it has been made up and i am certainly not going to assume it has, imagine assuming it was made up and simething happening. You would never live with yourself.
I”
by MimiTheDJ
Sunday, September 23 2012, 6:53PM
“If a child is in danger, the chances of him/her asking help from a single lady or couple that are passing by and getting unlucky in that they are child-hurters is slimmer. I expect the majority of single men wouldn't be a risk too but given the options of running to a single male, the couple or single lady would be a safer bet I reckon. Mine were always told to go into a shop and raise the alarm. If no shops, the above.”
by steveodore
Saturday, September 22 2012, 9:10PM
“Mark 65,
What a strange comment to make, I wonder if this were a homosexual man reporting this, would you have doubts about that too?
The police should take all crimes of this sort seriously, like those gay paedophiles in Manchester, it's a good job somebody took that child victim seriously.”
by ghostwriter69
Saturday, September 22 2012, 7:53PM
“unified
"there are 65million people in this country and that equates to 32.5 couples"
Does it indeed? Well 2 out of 32.5 is 6% but I'm sure there are more than 32 and a half couples in the UK!
And if you actually meant 32.5 million, those figures are just as dodgy, as not every man, woman and child in the country is in a relationship let alone part of a couple.”
by ghostwriter69
Saturday, September 22 2012, 7:45PM
“unified
There aren't that many child abducters either. Have you got the statistics on that too?”
by ghostwriter69
Saturday, September 22 2012, 7:43PM
“MimitheDJ
"Of course, every couple are going to be dangerous then ghostwriter69"
Did I say that every couple were dangerous? But then, not every single man is either.”
by geertwilders2
Saturday, September 22 2012, 6:18PM
“Yes Mark you would say that wouldn't you,
Would you be saying this idiotic leftwing bilge if the description of these men were different?”
by Mark_Hull_65
Saturday, September 22 2012, 5:55PM
“While it is of course entirely correct that the police take this absolutely seriously it should be pointed out that children have very vivid imaginations and there's a better than evens chance none of this actually happened.
I'm sure there is a connection between these incidents but it might simply be kids 'jumping on the bandwagon' for want of a better expression.”
by unified
Saturday, September 22 2012, 4:55PM
“Ghostwriter.
there are 65million people in this country and that equates to 32.5 couples.
how many of those millions have been like rose and mira.
For gods sake grow up wil you”