Parents Warned of Attempted Abduction in Lisle

Parents in District 203 were warned Friday morning about an attempted abduction that took place Thursday morning in Lisle at Lisle Junior High School, according to a news release.

Because the attempted abduction took place in such close proximity to District 203 the school district wanted to inform parents, according to the release.

A letter was sent to Lisle District 202 parents from the district's Superintendent Dr. Patricia Wernet , which read:

This evening, I received the following report from the Lisle Police Department informing us that they are investigating a "possible attempted child abduction" that occurred [Thursday morning] at approximately 8:15 a.m. in the 5200 block of Center Avenue, Lisle Junior High School parking lot. According to the Police, they also received the report this evening [Thursday].

According to the Lisle Police report:

"A 10-year-old Lisle female student was walking through the parking lot when she observed a black "squared-type" minivan following her. The van was further described as "beat-up" with a rusty body and running boards as well as black rims, with either no rear windows or dark-tinted rear windows.

The driver was described as a white male, 50 years old with brown/gray hair. He had a pudgy-face with a brown/gray beard and bushy eyebrows.

As the girl walked through the lot, the subject yelled to her asking, "Hey! Do you want a ride to school?" The girl ignored him and continued walking while the subject asked again a number of times. At this point the subject drove his vehicle toward her and yelled "Hey!" The female student then ran behind a parked vehicle and continued running through the Junior High parking lot to Schiesher Elementary just to the East."

Parents are asked to remind children not to talk to strangers, or go with strangers, for any reason. Reinforce the importance of telling a teacher or another adult if a stranger approaches them. Anyone with questions is asked to contact the Lisle Police Investigations Division at 630-271-4200 or the Naperville Police Department at 630-420-6666.