Update: No Criminal Intent in Popcorn Misunderstanding: Police

Update:

Detectives have found the pickup truck described in the incident, thanks to a good description by the boys. Police believe the incident was an innocent misunderstanding, and there was no criminal intent, according to Lt. David Bormann.

The man’s wife had reportedly told him to get rid of the extra kettle corn, and he was trying to be nice in offering to give it away.

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Downers Grove police are investigating a suspicious incident in which a man spoke to four boys in the 6600 block of Barrett Street near Kingsley School.

The boys were walking on the sidewalk at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 21 when a man in a parked maroon pickup truck asked them if they wanted the rest of his popcorn, according to Downers Grove police.

The boys declined the offer and kept walking. The man drove south on Barrett Avenue without further discussion.

The man is described as white, about 30 years old with shaggy brown hair, tan skin, wearing a red baseball cap and a light gray T-shirt, police reported. The truck was a newer-model, maroon Chevrolet pickup truck with two doors and an extended cab. It had a tomahawk sticker on the back bumper or back window.

Police patrols have been increased at parks and schools. Parents are asked to review stranger practices with children.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Downers Grove Police Department at (630) 434-5600.