On April 29 at approximately 2:30 p.m. two children were on their way home from Arden Elementary School when a man standing beside his vehicle tried to engage them in conversation, confirmed the Comox Valley RCMP.
The man was parked on 1st Street by Bood Road in Courtenay.
The two children were riding their bicycles and believe they heard the man ask them where they lived before he got into his vehicle and followed them home.
The children didn’t speak with the man but described him as an older man with white/greying hair, said Const. Monika Terragni, Comox Valley RCMP media relations officer.
When they got home, they told their mother but by the time she went outside to look for the man, he was driving away, she added.
The vehicle is described as a bigger light beige SUV.
The Comox Valley RCMP is looking for any witnesses to this encounter. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Comox Valley RCMP at 250-338-1321 and refer to file 2019-6080. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at http://comoxvalleycrimestoppers.bc.ca/.
- Comox Valley RCMP