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Man Approaches Student Near Madison High

Oakton Elementary urges caution in wake of incident near Madison High

Oakton Elementary School sent an email to parents Friday alerting them of an incident near  in which a man approached a female student and attempted to lure her into his car.

The father of the 14-year-old girl told Vienna Police his daughter was walking home from school around 2:40 p.m. Thursday at Nutley and Knoll Streets NW when a man approached her and told her to get in his vehicle.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, bald or with a shaved head, wearing dark, thin sunglasses and a gray shirt. He was driving a black compact car.

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Oakton Elementary School sent out an email Friday encouraging all families to take precautions and to review with their children what they should do in case they are approached by a stranger.

Police spokesperson Bill Murray said it's not clear if the incident is related to another suspicious case late last month, in which a man confronted a  student walking along the same section of Nutley Street 

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In December,

On Oct. 11, an Oakton High student . The 16-year-old girl described the man as possibly Hispanic, in his early to mid-20s, 5 feet 6 to 5 feet 9 inches tall with a thin build, and short, black hair. He had an eyebrow piercing and two piercings in his left ear.

Three days after the Oct. 11 incident,  at about 3:10 p.m. to ask for directions on Blake Lane near Bushman Drive. Knowing of the incident earlier in the week, the two students ran away.


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