Police Seek Help From Attempted Abduction Sunday Night Near West Helen Rd And
Palatine police released a sketch of a man believed to have attempted to abduct two girls Sunday night in the 500 block of West Helen Road -- a quiet neighborhood of single family homes with large yards.
Cmdr. Michael Seebacher said finding the man is a very high priority case for the department and that input from the public may provide the break they need.
"This is a case where we are trying to put out as much information as possible so we can hopefully find someone out there who knows more and can help us," Seebacher said.
Detectives are collaborating with other suburban police departments to see if there are cases that might show similarities that involve the same suspect.
According to Palatine police, they received a report that just after 9 p.m. Sunday, August 17, 2014, a man got out of a minivan and told one of the girls to come over to him. The offender then reached out and attempted to grab her, and was able to get a hand on the girl. The girl managed to get away while the second girl ran to a nearby house to call police. The man then drove west on Helen Road. Neither girl was injured.
The teenagers described the offender as being a male in his 30s with a dark complexion, around 6 feet tall, with a heavy set build, thinning hair, and dark facial stubble. He is also described as wearing a white shirt and tan shorts.
His vehicle was described as an older model minivan, either dark-colored or silver.
Seebacher urges that anyone who sees a minivan matching that description suspiciously cruising around their neighborhood should call 9-1-1 and anyone with other information about the attempted abduction is urged to call Palatine police at (847) 359-9000.
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Cmdr. Michael Seebacher said finding the man is a very high priority case for the department and that input from the public may provide the break they need.
"This is a case where we are trying to put out as much information as possible so we can hopefully find someone out there who knows more and can help us," Seebacher said.
Detectives are collaborating with other suburban police departments to see if there are cases that might show similarities that involve the same suspect.
According to Palatine police, they received a report that just after 9 p.m. Sunday, August 17, 2014, a man got out of a minivan and told one of the girls to come over to him. The offender then reached out and attempted to grab her, and was able to get a hand on the girl. The girl managed to get away while the second girl ran to a nearby house to call police. The man then drove west on Helen Road. Neither girl was injured.
The teenagers described the offender as being a male in his 30s with a dark complexion, around 6 feet tall, with a heavy set build, thinning hair, and dark facial stubble. He is also described as wearing a white shirt and tan shorts.
His vehicle was described as an older model minivan, either dark-colored or silver.
Seebacher urges that anyone who sees a minivan matching that description suspiciously cruising around their neighborhood should call 9-1-1 and anyone with other information about the attempted abduction is urged to call Palatine police at (847) 359-9000.
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