Crime & Safety
Suspicious Man with British Accent Approached Boy in Berens Park
Police searched the area after the Oct. 9 incident, but couldn't find the man.

A 13-year-old boy was approached by a suspicious man around 6:30 p.m. Oct. 9 in the west lot of Berens Park.
The man asked the boy to approach his car, and the boy said “No” and biked home, according to Elmhurst police.
Police checked the area and interviewed neighbors, but couldn’t find the man, who is described as white, in his 40s, bald, clean shaven with a blue baseball cap and a British accent, police reported.
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He was driving a black, four-door Dodge Charger.
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