A California girl walking home had a terrifying experience when a stranger followed her through a normally safe neighborhood in broad daylight.
According to the Vacaville Police Department, the young girl was walking in a Vacaville neighborhood near Ulatis Drive and Leisure Town Road, when a man driving a dark colored Pontiac slowly drove up beside her. Sensing danger, the girl screamed and hid behind a truck.
The car pulled away but within minutes, circled back around. The girl kept her distance from the car and stayed behind the truck. When the car finally drove away, the girl ran away on foot.
“We’re very curious to know why an adult male would be attempting to contact a juvenile, and after several passes when it was clear she didn’t want to talk to him, he was persistent,” Vacaville police spokesman Matt Lydon said, according to NBC Bay Area.
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Lyon said the girl did exactly as she should in the situation, by creating a distance between herself and the unknown man.
“You can imagine as you get in close proximity to the car, anything could happen. And she distanced herself in the situation and absolutely did the right thing.”
The unknown man in the car is described as a black male in his 20s’ with short dreadlocks. Anyone with any information on the man is urged to contact Detective Brian Collins (707) 469-4735.
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