Man Lures 4-Year-Old Girl Into Laundry Room, Touches Her: PGPD

LEWISDALE, MD -- Police are on the lookout for a man who they say inappropriately touched a young girl in the Lewisdale area last weekend.

The suspect -- described as a Hispanic man in his 30s with a thin build and short hair and wearing a blue baseball cap, blue t-shirt, and khaki pants -- approached a 4-year-old girl in the 1900 block of Amherst Road on Saturday, May 25, while she was outside, according to a report from the Prince George's County Police Department.

Police say the man told her he would give her chewing gum if he came with him to an apartment building laundry room, where he touched her buttocks.

"Another child interrupted the incident and the little girl ran from the laundry room," the report states. "The child’s mother had briefly lost sight of her daughter when the man was able to lure the child away. We are urging parents in the area to be aware of their surroundings and to please contact police if they notice any suspicious activity."

Police have not received any similar reports in the area. They ask anyone with information to contact them.