From Kenosha News--More reports of recent possible child enticement attempts surface

PLEASANT PRAIRIE — Two more reports of attempted child enticement in the village surfaced Tuesday, according to Police Chief Brian Wagner.

They came to light after the Kenosha News published a police report that three men reportedly attempted to lure a 6-year-old boy into a gold, older-model car by offering him candy at 3:50 p.m. Monday in the 12200 block of 36th Avenue.
Wagner said witnesses, prompted by the article, reported similar incidents Monday involving a 6-year-old girl near the 3500 block of 116th Street and a different 6-year-old girl about a block away in the 3500 block of 115th Street.
One girl said the men asked her to help find a puppy, while the other girl said one subject “used bad words” in attempting to lure her into the car, police said Tuesday.
In each case, witnesses described three white males, including one with spiked hair, riding in four-door sedan, possibly bearing Illinois license plates.
Kenosha Police are also investigating child enticement complaints made in early February and late March similar to the Pleasant Prairie reports.
Kenosha Police Sgt. Hugh Rafferty said Tuesday a Feb. 1 incident near 33rd Avenue and 60th Street involved a tan four-door sedan and a male white suspect with brown curly hair in his 20s or 30s.
A Feb. 22 incident near 60th Street and 22nd Avenue involved a gold four-door sedan and a male white suspect in his 20s with what was described as a gelled back, Mohawk-style haircut, according to Rafferty.
Police are cautioning residents to be watchful of children when they are outdoors, particularly during times when they may be walking to or from school or school bus stops.

Anyone with information related to these or similar incidents is asked to contact the Pleasant Prairie Police Department at 262-694-7353 or Kenosha Area Crime Stoppers at 262-656-7333.