Trib: Mt. Lebanon police seek man accused of attempted luring

Mt. Lebanon Police are searching for a man driving a pickup truck who is accused of trying to lure a 12-year-old girl into his vehicle this afternoon.

The girl was walking on Pinewood Drive near Maplewood Drive at 4:20 p.m. when the white, older-model pickup with round headlights approached, Mt. Lebanon police Lt. Aaron Lauth said.

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• www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_786315.html (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

WTAE: Mt. Lebanon Police Caution Children Of Stranger Danger

Recent child luring reports prompt Mt. Lebanon Police to caution children of stranger danger.

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• www.thepittsburghchannel.com/video/25469927/detail.html (The Pittsburgh Channel)

P-G: Mt. Lebanon clears man in child luring scare

Mt. Lebanon police said today they have identified the man who approached a 12-year-old girl while she was walking on Robb Hollow Road Monday afternoon and believe there was no criminal intent involved in the incident.

The police department on Tuesday posted a report on its website that a 12-year-old girl told police she was walking home from volleyball practice at Jefferson Middle School Monday at 5:23 p.m. when a gray or taupe-colored station wagon or crossover vehicle pulled up next to her. The vehicle had several softball-sized dents on the right rear passenger door.

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• www.post-gazette.com/pg/10293/1096615-100.stm (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

P-G: Another child luring reported in Mt. Lebanon

The Mt. Lebanon Police Department today reported another apparent attempted child luring, the latest of several reports of similar incidents in southern and western suburbs in recent weeks.

According to the department's website police blotter, a 12-year-old girl told police she was walking home from volleyball practice at Jefferson Middle School Monday at 5:23 p.m. when a gray or taupe-colored station wagon or crossover vehicle pulled up next to her. The vehicle had several softball-sized dents on the right rear passenger door.

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• www.postgazette.com/pg/10292/1096432-100.stm (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

WPXI: Mt. Lebo, N. Fayette Police Warn Parents About 2 Luring Incidents

Police in Mount Lebanon and North Fayette are warning parents about two separate incidents where young girls were approached while they were walking alone.

Investigators said the vehicle and driver descriptions in both incidents are similar.

Mount Lebanon police said a 12-year-old girl was walking home from school on Thursday around 3:45 p.m. when a white minivan with a black stripe pulled up next to her at the intersection of Pinewood Drive and Maplewood Drive.

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• www.wpxi.com/news/25276296/detail.html (WPXI)

Mt. Lebanon Police Investigate Attempted Luring

Mt. Lebanon police are investigating the attempted luring of an 11-year-old girl who was walking back from a volunteer job at a vacation Bible school this afternoon, officials said.

At about 12:30 p.m., the girl was walking at the corner of Hazel Drive and Hemlock Street when a small, black four-door car pulled up next to her with its windows down, said Mt. Lebanon Police Lt. Aaron Lauth.

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