Police seek suspects in after-school child luring incidents
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This article was published 12/05/2023 (1245 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Winnipeg police child abuse investigators are searching for suspects who tried to lure school kids in a pair of events Thursday afternoon.
Police were called about the first incident at Wayoata Elementary School at about 3:45 p.m.
Officers were told a man, around age 30, approached two children, ages nine and 11, respectively, and tried to pull them toward him, police said Friday.
Winnipeg Police Service spokesman Const. Claude Chancy said the children called for help and broke away from the man, and the suspect fled on foot on Wayoata Street, toward Kildare Avenue East.
About an hour later, a suspect, about age 40, driving a grey sedan, approached a child near Arthur Day Middle School. The man got out of the car and “engaged” with the child, trying to get them to come to his home, police said, promising video games and candy.
The man then grabbed the child, who was able to pull away. The suspect fled in the vehicle.
About 15 minutes later, at Victor H.L. Wyatt School, staff called police about a man, between 40 and 50 years old, who had been watching students outside during the lunch hour. In that incident, the man did not approach anyone.
The next day, Friday, police returned to Victor H.L. Wyatt School following a call that the man was back. The man was arrested and questioned by investigators. He was released with no charges pending further investigation.
Police say the incident is unrelated to the two in River East Transcona School Division May 11.
On Friday, Sandra Herbst, superintendent of River East Transcona School Division, wrote a letter alerting parents to the Wayoata and Arthur Day incidents.
“Additional staff supervision will be provided at the end of the school day to support students as they make their way home,” she wrote in the letter obtained by the Free Press.
Anyone with information can call investigators at 204-986-3296 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.
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Erik Pindera is a reporter for the Free Press, mostly focusing on crime and justice. The born-and-bred Winnipegger attended Red River College Polytechnic, wrote for the community newspaper in Kenora, Ont. and reported on television and radio in Winnipeg before joining the Free Press in 2020. Read more about Erik.
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Updated on Saturday, May 13, 2023 11:02 AM CDT: Police returned to Victor H.L. Wyatt School on Friday and a male was interviewed by Child Abuse investigators and released with no charges.