Man Followed Female Student After Bus Drop-Off: Hackettstown PD

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — A "suspicious" man followed a female student after she got off a school bus in Hackettstown last week, Hackettstown police said.

Police say the student got off dropped off on East Prospect Street around 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 1. The student told police she saw the man pacing in front of homes on East Prospect, and he began asking her questions as she walked past him.

The man allegedly began to follow the girl and "harass" her, police said. She ducked into a local business to get away from him.

Police say the man was last seen outside of the Frutimex Supermarket on Main Street. He is described as being in his late 20s to early 30s with darker skin, black wavy hair, and gray-yellow teeth. He was last seen wearing a light blue shirt, dark blue jeans or cargo pants and pink ear buds.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Hackettstown Police Department at 908-852-3300, 908-852-3302 or TEXT-A-TIP: Text ‘TIP HACKPD’ followed by your message, to 888-777.

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