Girls Take Off During 'Suspicious Incident:' Hackettstown Police

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — As three girls were coming from Hackettstown Middle School on Thursday, they told the Hackettstown Police Department they ran away after they saw a man stop his car and stare at them.

In what the police department is calling a “suspicious incident,” Sgt. Darren Tynan, a spokesperson for Hackettstown Police, said in a news release on Friday, that the girls took off on foot while they were near Centenary University between Second and Third Avenues on Thursday around 3 p.m.

A full description of the man, who the girls said was driving a black Honda Civic, is available in Hackettstown Police Department's Tweet below.

The girls then ran away. The vehicle believed to have turned down Second Ave and make a left onto Grand Ave. It’s unknown if the vehicle was attempting to follow the girls. The older male is described as having an olive skin color, gray beard and wearing a maroon turban.
— Hackettstown Police (@HackettstownPD) December 17, 2021

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Hackettstown Police Department at 908-852-3300 or TEXT-A-TIP: Text ‘TIP HACKPD’ followed by your message, to 888-777.
— Hackettstown Police (@HackettstownPD) December 17, 2021

It’s not known, Tynan said, if the man, was following them.

The girls told police he may driven onto Second Avenue, before proceeding to Grand Avenue.

Tynan said anyone with any information should call Hackettstown Police at 908-852-3300 or use the TEXT-A-TIP: system at 888-777, then Text ‘TIP HACKPD’ followed with their message.

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