Update: Sketch Released of Attempted Luring Suspect at Bonney Lake Bus Stop

Update - June 19, 2013

Bonney Lake Police have released a sketch of the suspect reported in this luring attempt. 

The driver is described as a white male in his 40’s or 50’s, with blue or green eyes, heavy build, light facial hair and very pale complexion. The subject was wearing a gray hoodie style sweatshirt.

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Original Post - June 14, 2013

Police are looking for information in regards to a reported luring attempt in Bonney Lake Thursday morning.

A 14-year-old girl reported that at about 6:35 a.m., she was walking down the 11000 block of Angeline Road toward a bus stop when she noticed a van traveling slowly down the same road. The van then passed her but turned around two more times.

The girl reported at one point, as she reached the corner of 110th and Angeline, the van pulled up next to her, the driver spoke to her from a half-open window, saying "I'm going to get you."

She fled the area and hid until she saw a friend and the friend's mother pass her location. The van left the area an unknown direction.

The van is described as deep red in color with tinted windows. It is also described as being in decent condition.

The driver of the van is described as a white, heavier set male in his early 40s or 50s. He had blue or green eyes, light facial hair around his mouth and cheeks and had a very pale face. He was wearing a gray, hooded style sweatshirt.

The Sumner School District released an advisory that indicated additional police presence will be around bus stops before and after school for the remainder of the week.

Anyone with any information reference this incident is enouraged to call the Bonney Lake Police Department at 253-863-2218.

The school district shares some tips to give your children regarding strangers:

• Always tell your parents where you are going.
• Try not to walk anywhere alone. Walk with a friend.
• Don't take shortcuts through the woods, a back street or empty lot.
• Bad people do not always look mean or scary.
• Do not get close to strangers. Make sure you have room to run.
• Don't tell your name or address to a stranger.
• Never go with a stranger to help look for a lost pet or play a game.
• Never get into a car with anyone you don't know.
• If a stranger bothers you, run away and ask an adult for help.
• Know safe places you can go - a police or fire station, the library, a store or a friend's house.
• If a stranger follows you or grabs for you, yell loud! Shout, "I don't know you!" Fight back and make as much noise as you can.
• If anyone touches you in a bad way, say, "NO!" Get away and tell an adult you trust. Keep telling until someone listens.
• Tell your parents about places you don't feel safe.
• Talk to your parents and come up with a secret code word. Never go with anyone unless they know the secret code word.

IF YOUR CHILDREN ARE OLD ENOUGH TO STAY ALONE, BE SURE TO TELL THEM TO: