Waukesha Sheriff's Office Seeks Man Who Approached Child In Street

WAUKESHA, WI — After a middle-aged man approached a child who was walking a dog in Waukesha Tuesday afternoon, authorities said they are investigating the situation as a possible attempted abduction.

The juvenile was walking near Green Country Road and Oak Grove Lane around 1 p.m. when the man approached alone on foot, according to a news release from the Waukesha County Sheriff's Office. The child was not injured in the encounter and the man was last seen walking south, authorities said.

By Tuesday evening, the sheriff's office said they stopped searching the area for the suspect after unsuccessful attempts to identify him, though authorities are continuing to follow leads as they develop.

Authorities described the man as middle-aged, between 5-foot-9 to 6 feet tall, with a scruffy or short beard. The man was wearing a black t-shirt with sleeves past the elbow, black shorts past the knees and dark-colored tennis shoes, the sheriff's office said.

Authorities asked anyone who has seen the man, or who knows who he is, to call the Waukesha County Communications Center at 262-446-5070 or Detective Brian Fredericks at 262-896-8131.