Suspicious Activity Alert
**POPE COMMUNITY SAFETY ALERT**
A recent police report was filed with the Cobb County Police Department stating that a POPE student was approached 2 times by an African American male with twists in his hair and a pony tail on Monday, May 6th, while walking home from Pope High School along Hembree Road. He was driving a... yellow van with red lettering on it. The second time he stopped the van and tried to get her to get in. She saw him a third time near Murdock Elementary School on Murdock Road. Please advise all kids to use safe practices in regards to strangers and call 911 to report any suspicious activity.
***Update***
Received this info from PENS (Cobb Police Dept.)
On Monday, May 6, 2013, a teenage female was walking home from school on Hembree Road. A male in a yellow van stopped and offered her a ride which she declined. The male drove off and returned a short time later. He inquired about her age and complimented her appearance. He then provided a business card to the female and asked her to call himsometime.
The male did not make any threatening actions toward her nor did he attempt to forcibly get her into the van. It does not appear at this time that any criminal act occurred.
This incident provides an opportunity to remind your children and teenagers that they should never engage in conversation nor accept anything offered by someone in a situation such as this. Should they feel threatened, they should run to a nearby house or business or flag down passing motorists to draw attention to themselves and the situation. Police should then be notified as quickly as practical so that officers can check the area and attempt to identify the individual.
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A recent police report was filed with the Cobb County Police Department stating that a POPE student was approached 2 times by an African American male with twists in his hair and a pony tail on Monday, May 6th, while walking home from Pope High School along Hembree Road. He was driving a... yellow van with red lettering on it. The second time he stopped the van and tried to get her to get in. She saw him a third time near Murdock Elementary School on Murdock Road. Please advise all kids to use safe practices in regards to strangers and call 911 to report any suspicious activity.
***Update***
Received this info from PENS (Cobb Police Dept.)
On Monday, May 6, 2013, a teenage female was walking home from school on Hembree Road. A male in a yellow van stopped and offered her a ride which she declined. The male drove off and returned a short time later. He inquired about her age and complimented her appearance. He then provided a business card to the female and asked her to call himsometime.
The male did not make any threatening actions toward her nor did he attempt to forcibly get her into the van. It does not appear at this time that any criminal act occurred.
This incident provides an opportunity to remind your children and teenagers that they should never engage in conversation nor accept anything offered by someone in a situation such as this. Should they feel threatened, they should run to a nearby house or business or flag down passing motorists to draw attention to themselves and the situation. Police should then be notified as quickly as practical so that officers can check the area and attempt to identify the individual.
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