Police Search For Man Who Tried To Lure Child In Bridgeport

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CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Chicago police are searching for a man who tried to lure a boy Tuesday in Bridgeport on the South Side.

The man approached the child and said “come with me” about 7 p.m. in the 700 block of West 31st Street, Chicago police said.

The boy ran back to his mother while the man left the scene, police said.

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Police described the suspect as a man in his 50s standing between 5-foot-8 and 6-feet. He was wearing a black baseball cap, a yellow and gray face mask, a gray zip-up sweater and beige pants, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area One detectives at 312-747-8380.

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