Man may have tried to lure children in Schaumburg

(SCHAUMBURG) Police are searching for a man who may have tried to lure two children into his vehicle Tuesday afternoon in northwest suburban Schaumburg, police said.

Police released a surveillance photo of a pickup truck thought to be involved in a possible child luring in Schaumburg. | Schaumburg Police Department
Police released a surveillance photo of a pickup truck thought to be involved in a possible child luring in Schaumburg. | Schaumburg Police Department

About 5:45 p.m., a white man in his 30s was in a parked, black pickup truck near Jaycee Park, 922 Cornell Ln., when he said to a pair of school-aged children, “You want a ride?” Schaumburg police said.

The children, who had been walking in that area, ran home, and the pickup drove off, police said.

The man was wearing a bright orange cap, police said.

Any one with information is asked to contact Schaumburg police’s Investigations Division at (847) 882-3534.