Deputies Investigate Child Annoying Case

Santa Barbara- December 10th, 2009

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a possible child annoying case after a teenage girl reported that a man ordered her into his van this afternoon.

At approximately 2:27pm on Thursday, December 10, 2009 a 17-year old girl was walking eastbound on Cathedral Oaks near Los Carneros when she says a man in an older Volkswagen van drove up behind her and told her to get in his vehicle.

The girl began running, yelling and waving her arms to attract attention, but the man continued to follow and yell an expletive at the teenager. The driver of another vehicle noticed the commotion and pulled behind the van which then immediately drove off. The girl was not injured and the second vehicle left before deputies arrived.

The driver of the van is described as a white male, in his later forties, sandy blonde medium length hair, mustache, goatee, and prescription eyeglasses.

Sheriff’s Deputies would like to talk to anyone who witnessed the incident or may have information about the man in the van. They also encourage the driver of the second car to contact the SBSO so they can gather more information. They can call the Sheriff’s Anonymous Tip Line at (805) 681-4171.

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