***For Immediate Release***
At approximately 1710 Hrs., officers from the Streator Police Department responded to the area of Illinois and Livingston St regarding a report of an attempted child abduction.
Officers met with an adult complainant and a 10-year-old juvenile and were provided the following information:
The juvenile was walking in this area and was approached by a subject driving a black two-door truck with tinted windows. The driver of the truck exited his vehicle and approached the juvenile, asking her to “see his puppy”. The driver attempted to grab the juvenile, who ran from him. The driver then left the area in an unknown direction of travel.
The suspect was identified as a younger black male, approximately 6’00 tall, thin build, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black sunglasses.
The Streator Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in this matter in attempting to identify this suspect. Anyone with video surveillance footage from this area is asked to review it and contact our department with any information. Information may be provided via contacting our department directly through dispatch, 815-844-0911, or by sending a private message through our departmental Facebook page.
This is considered an ongoing investigation, and further details will be provided as they become available.