Burnaby Mounties say a young girl did all the right things after she was approached by a pair of strangers in a car while walking to school last week.
The 10 year-old girl was walking to school at around 8:30 a.m. last Thursday when she was approached by a man and woman in a grey car in the alley behind the 5900-block of Woodsworth Street, according to police.
The man offered the girl a ride, but she refused. She kept walking to school and the car did not follow. “This girl did everything right,” said Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Daniela Panesar in a statement. “She refused the man’s offer, she stayed away from the car, and she reported the incident.”
While police aren’t sure of the couple’s intentions, RCMP decided to make the incident public as a precautionary measure.
“This is a good opportunity for parents to talk to their kids about being safe,” Panesar said.
The man in the car is described as dark-skinned, approximately 40 years old and balding with brown hair on the sides and back of his head.
The woman is also described as dark-skinned, approximately 20 years old with dark blonde hair.
The vehicle is described as a grey, four-door sedan with tinted rear windows
Anyone with information about this incident or similar incidents is asked to contact Burnaby RCMP at 604-294-7922.
