DALLAS (1080 KRLD)- Dallas City Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn is warning parents in North Texas against letting their children walk or ride their bikes alone this early in the school year.
In a post published to social media platform X, Mendelsohn shares that there were two attempted child abductions on the first day of school near the schools Hillcrest & Campbell and JJ Pearce High School in Richardson.
Mendelsohn said there was footage of the attempted abductions showing they were two unrelated events of suspects in two different vehicles. No children were hurt in either incident.
Dallas PD has started the investigation for both incidents on Monday. On Thursday, police confirmed that the incident in Richardson was a misunderstanding.
Dallas police got a call from someone about a suspicious car that appeared to be following a student walking to school. The student felt uneasy and went to a nearby home for help. Dallas PD then found that driver and talked to them as well as the student.
Police said the driver had been dropping off a family member at JJ Pearce High School. While they say their behavior was concerning, nothing criminal happened.
However, Dallas Police are still investigating the incident involving schools around Hillcrest and Campbell. After Mendelsohn shared this information, Dallas PD identified the two vehicles involved and a suspect.
The suspect is identified as a young Hispanic male in a white SUV. The second possible vehicle could be a dark-colored Chevy pick-up truck.
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