Police in Delta, B.C., are warning young people to be aware of their surroundings after a 15-year-old girl was allegedly approached by a stranger while walking to school Wednesday morning.
The teen said she was walking to North Delta Secondary School on 116th Street around 8:30 a.m. this morning when a man driving a white pickup truck slowed down and started calling out to her.
She ignored the man and ran into some nearby bushes, police said.
"The driver did a u-turn and again called out to the complainant. She then came out from where she was hiding and ran to the school," Const. Sharlene Brooks told ctvbc.ca.
The vehicle did not continue behind her and the man did not make any threatening gestures or comments, Brooks said.
The student then told a teacher, who contacted the school's police liaison officer.
Brooks says the department is taking the complaint very seriously. She says young people should always be aware of their surroundings and remain in high-traffic areas if possible.
"Keep yourself in well lit areas, don't be taking any shortcuts," she said. "We don't want to discount anything – maybe this guy has been driving around other communities."
The teenage girl was walking by herself and not carrying a cell phone.
The man is described as an Asian male between 25 and 35-years-old with a stocky build, short black hair and a black goatee. He was wearing a silver chain, white collared shirt and a blue windbreaker.
Police are looking for a GMC extra cap full-size white pickup truck with a black and gray interior. The rear windows are believed to be tinted.
