Aurora Police Warn of Attempted Abduction

From School District 204

Aurora Police have asked District 204 to share this information with parents. This incident did not occur in the school district. We remind parents to take this opportunity to discuss personal safety and "stranger danger" issues with your children.

Aurora Police are asking for the public's assistance in an apparent attempted child abduction that occurred Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 14).

At around 4 p.m., three 11-year-old girls told police they were approached by a man driving a black  SUV, when they were in the parking lot of a grocery store in the 400 block of North Farnsworth Avenue. They said the man opened the vehicle's door and told them to "come here."  When they refused and began to walk away, the suspect apparently displayed a gun. At that point, the girls ran into a neighboring business and saw the vehicle drive away southbound on Farnsworth Avenue.

The suspect is described as a thin-t0-medium-built male black, possibly in his 20s, with black, medium-length braided hair; brown eyes, and dark skin.  He was wearing a blue shirt, blue jeans, and a gold watch. The SUV he was driving had silver trim along the bottom of the vehicle and dirt on the body near the tires.

Anyone with information is asked to call Aurora Police Investigators at 630-256-5500 or Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at 630-892-1000. Callers to Crime Stoppers are anonymous and qualify for a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to any arrests in the case.