Police hunt man who attempted to lure teens

POLICE are hunting for an “Asian” male who tried to lure two teenage girls waiting at a bus stop into his car.

The alleged incident took place on Bawtry Road, Wickersley, at 4.45pm on Thursday (11) and police described it as “highly unusual”.

A South Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said the teenagers were at a bus stop on Bawtry Road near to the shops on the Tanyard, when a man asked them to get into his car.

The girls refused and the man then drove off down Bawtry Road towards Brecks.

The spokeswoman said: “The man is described as Asian, around, 40 years old, and he wore smart clothing and was driving a black saloon type car.”

Temporary detective sergeant Jamie Henderson urged anyone with information about the suspect to contact police.

He added: “This is a highly unusual incident in this area, however we want to make people aware of it and seek the public’s help in finding this man.”

Anyone who witnessed this incident or with further information is asked to call police on 101 quoting incident number 725 of September 11 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.