Luring

Serpentine Road in Demarest, N.J. (file / credit: Google Maps)

Demarest Parents On Edge After Alleged Luring Attempt

Demarest is a quiet, well-to-do suburb where children walk to and from school under arching shade trees along some streets that don’t even have sidewalks. But Monday afternoon, a 12-year-old girl had to run home.

11 hours ago

Nassau County Police Department composite sketch in Bellmore child lurings (via Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Police Step Up Patrols In Merrick, Bellmore After Reports Of Attempted Child Lurings

There have been at least four incidents in which middle school students were followed or approached by strangers in Merrick and Bellmore, officials said.

2013/04/29

Police: Queens Man Arrested In Two Child Luring Incidents

Angel Recalde, 43, is charged with two counts of luring a child to commit a crime, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and two counts of harassment, police said.

2013/02/01

Police Release Surveillance Clip Of Man Who Tried To Lure Teenage Girls

Police have released surveillance video of a man wanted for luring teenage girls in Queens.

2013/01/29

Police: Queens Luring Suspect Grabbed Girl, 13, As She Walked Away

The suspect, who was driving a late model Cadillac Escalade, drove alongside a 13-year-old girl on Northern Boulevard at 102nd Street in Corona and engaged her in a conversation, police said.

2013/01/25

Sketch of Northvale luring suspect (credit: Northvale PD)

Spate Of Luring Attempts In N.J. Continues; Most Recent Incident In Northvale

On Wednesday afternoon, a strange man allegedly offered a ride to four children on Tappan Road, near the Rockland County border. Fortunately, they did not go with him.

2012/10/25

North Jersey Child Luring Attempts Continue With Incident Reported In Bergenfield

A 12-year-old boy told police a man accosted him and offered him money to get into his pickup truck, authorities said.

2012/10/24

N.J. Towns To Impose Halloween Curfew In Wake Of Luring Attempts

Another child luring has been reported in northern New Jersey – this time in Bergenfield – and police in neighboring towns have announced desperate measures to protect children this Halloween.

CBS New York–2012/10/23

New Jersey child luring suspect sketches (credit: Police Handouts)

Police In Northern N.J. Speaking To Students In Wake Of Attempted Lurings

Luring attempts have been reported in more than half a dozen towns in Bergen and Passaic counties during the past few weeks, including New Milford, Westwood, Maywood, Oradell, Hackensack, Hawthorne and Fair Lawn.

2012/10/22

Attempted Child Lurings In North Jersey Continue, Incident Reported In New Milford

Police in New Jersey are investigating calls about another luring attempt in New Milford.

2012/10/20

Search For Suspects Intensifies After 2 More Attempted Lurings In N.J.

Officials have released three sketches of alleged suspects in recent weeks and released another on Friday afternoon related to an attempt in New Milford,

2012/10/19

Paul Kleinman (credit: Handout/Union County Prosecutor's Office)

Prosecutor: Jersey City Man Tried To Lure Teen Online

Paul Kleinman, 33, is charged with luring and several counts of endangering the welfare of a minor.

2012/10/16

(credit: Nassau County Police Department)

Police: Suspect Tried To Lure Girl Into Van On Long Island

The incident happened around 8:20 a.m. Monday in Baldwin, police said.

2012/10/09

Attack On 13-Year-Old Girl Shakes Up Suffolk County Community

On Wednesday a Long Island neighborhood was on alert after man tried to lure a young girl walking to her school bus stop. The 13-year-old girl screamed and punched the suspect before escaping his grasp.

2012/01/25