Police searching for man who attempted to lure child on Northwest side

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CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Chicago Police sent out a community alert Tuesday morning about child luring incident in Rogers Park Monday night.

Police said a female child was in Pottawattomie Park on Rogers Avenue- west of Clark Street around 6:30 p.m., when an unknown man approached her.

According to police, the man invited the girl to his house in exchange for money. A nearby citizen intervened and assisted the girl to the park's fieldhouse and called 911.

Police are looking for the man, who was described as having a thick accent and missing his upper front teeth.

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