Police Warn of Possible Child Luring Attempt

Gloucester Township Police are warning area residents to be on the lookout for a van whose driver may have been attempting to lure two girls into his vehicle Thursday night in the township's Sicklerville section.

The incident occurred around 9 p.m. in Mayfair Woods development, near the township's border with Washington Township.

Police described the van as red with dark windows on both sides. The driver was an older, white male with thinning, black and gray hair, according to police, and was wearing a red shirt.

A 6-year-old girl and a 9-year-old girl reported the van pulled up in front of their home and the driver called for them to approach his vehicle, according to Police Capt. Jeff Weiserth. The girls were hanging out on the front porch of their home.

When the girls went inside their home to tell their parent what had happened, the man pulled up along side a woman who was pushing a stroller, engaged in a brief conversation, and left the area on Honeysuckle Drive toward Johnson Road.

Police ask that anyone who has seen this vehicle or person, or has had any contact with this person, contact the Gloucester Township Police Department's tip line at 856-842-5560 or dispatch at 856-228-4500.