Police want to speak with driver who told boy to ‘get in the car’

Halifax Regional Police say a boy walking in Clayton Park on Tuesday was approached by a driver who rolled down his window and told the 9-year-old to “get in the car.”

They say the man in the black four-door sedan, which might have been a Toyota, pulled over on Carrington Place between 3 and 3:15 p.m. to talk to the boy.

The child ran to his sister, who was walking ahead of him, and the two went home and told their parents.

The man is described as white, in his early 20s with a slim build and a goatee. He was wearing a t-shirt under a sweater and had an earring in one of his ears.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 902-490-5020.

Police say anyone who has a similar experience should try to do the following:

• Run to a safe place or person
• Never, ever for any reason, enter the vehicle
• Do not approach or walk close to the vehicle or any occupants
• When safe to do so, pay attention to the vehicle details: license plate, colour, make, model, what direction it was headed
• When safe to do so, pay attention to the vehicle occupant(s): complexion, gender, hair colour and length, hair texture (e.g. curly or straight), age, clothing, facial features