New surveillance video shows a young girl running from a man who authorities said tried to lure her near a Fort Lauderdale school.
Fort Lauderdale Police said the 10-year-old girl told them the man tried to lure her into his van with candy in the area of Northeast 15th Street near Northeast 17th Way on Wednesday morning.
The girl didn't immediately report the Wednesday incident but she saw the same man walking toward her Thursday morning and ran away, police said.
Broward County Public Schools said the reported the incident to officials at Bennett Elementary School, located at 1755 Northeast 14th Street. Officials said she was not a student at the school.
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Police on Friday released a surveillance video that shows the girl running away from the man.
Officials on Thursday had released a surveillance image of the suspect, who they described as a white male between the ages of 25 and 40 who was wearing all black clothing with short brown hair and who was wearing glasses.
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The man's vehicle was described as a black cargo van with possible rear tail light damage.
"These incidents are of great concern to us and we need your help finding the person responsible," Fort Lauderdale Police said in a statement. "Due to the circumstances, we are considering this a possible attempted abduction."
Broward Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest. Anyone with info is asked to call 954-493-TIPS.
