Another Bucks Co. Child Luring Incident Was A Misunderstanding: Cops

MORRISVILLE, PA — Another instance of alleged child luring in the Pennsbury School District was determined to have been a miscommunication between an adult and a student.

According to a letter written and signed by Thomas A. Smith, Pennsbury's Superintendent of Schools, the incident, which occurred on April 12, was a misunderstanding between the two parties.

"The Lower Makefield Township Police Department has thoroughly investigated the report and determined that the individual did not intend to cause any harm or concern," according to a statement published by Thomas A. Smith.

"The students involved did the right thing by reporting their concerns to a trusted adult. We would also like to thank the Lower Makefield Township Police Department for its commitment to student safety and for ensuring this was thoroughly investigated."

The school district's Safe2Say program was used by the child's sibling, who was a witness to the alleged incident. Smith advises students to use the anonymous tip program whenever they think something suspicious and/or dangerous is occurring near school grounds.

This is the second alleged child luring incident on Pennsbury grounds that was later determined to have been a misunderstanding. At the beginning of April, an incident that occurred outside the grounds of Pennsbury High School was determined by police to have been a miscommunication between an adult and the involved student.

The original story was published on April 13. Read below.

MORRISVILLE, PA — The Lower Makefield Township Police Department is currently investigating an incident that took place near Edgewood Elementary School on Tuesday evening.

According to a letter written and signed by Thomas A. Smith, Pennsbury's Superintendent of Schools, and Stephanie Hultquist, the principal of Edgewood Elementary School, a young female student was approached by a man on Saxony Lane while she was being picked up by her sibling.

"A red pickup truck pulled over and asked the 6­ year ­old girl if she wanted a tennis ball (holding it close to the passenger side window) and then drove off," the letter stated.

The girl's sibling, who is also a student in the Pennsbury School District, reported the incident through the school's Safe2Say anonymous tip line.

The school district has no further details at this time.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Lower Makefield Police Department.

This is the second case of suspect child luring in the Pennsbury School District in the past month. In March, an incident occurred just outside of Pennsbury High School, where reports of a man becoming hostile toward a female student were reported; that incident was later determined to be a "misunderstanding", according to the Falls Township Police Department, who spoke to the man involved.