Fourth child targeted by stranger in black car (From The Argus)
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Fourth child targeted by stranger in black car
12:38pm Thursday 21st July 2011 in News By Naomi Loomes
Another child has reported being approached by a man in a black car this morning.
The 12-year-old is the fourth child to be asked if he wants to get in the car with the stranger close to a school.
Police were called at 7.53am and told that the boy had been approached in Test Road, Sompting, by a man who opened the car door and asked him to get into the car.
The boy ran from the area and returned to his home nearby.
The man has been described by the boy as driving a small black car, white, bald, of big build and a with a croaky voice.
On Tuesday an 11-year-old girl was approached by a man in a black car at the junction of Abbey Road and St George's Road, Brighton, and asked if she wanted a lift.
The previous Friday a ten-year-old girl was approached by a man, again, in a black car, believed to be a mini in Wilbury Crescent Hove.
Days before that another young girl said a stranger had talked to her in Patcham.
Officers are today in Sompting trying to locate the man Detective Inspector Russ Sheppard of Worthing Response Investigation Team said: "The boy did the right thing by leaving the area immediately, going to a safe place and telling his parents what had happened.
"Although there are three incidents in the Brighton area which police are investigating regarding men in black cars offering lifts to school girls, the description of the man in this report is not consistent with those.
"Police have received an increase in reports of suspicious activity after schools and the media have reported on these incidents and police have been visiting schools to talk to the children about how to keep safe."
Anyone with information about this incident or any others is asked to contact Sussex Police on 0845 60 70 999 quoting serial 246 of 21/7 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Comments(21)
Dave At Home
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6:12pm Thu 21 Jul 11
Police recommend that parents remind take responsibility for their childs safety and that they reinforce the 'stranger danger' message.
hubby
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8:26pm Thu 21 Jul 11
Tammy Flugh
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8:57pm Thu 21 Jul 11
Jo Suter
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10:39pm Thu 21 Jul 11
Tammy Flugh wrote:It's amazing how quickly something like this turns into a frenzy and sort of like a witch hunt.
Streets are usually fairly busy when children are going to school. Why are the four children the only witnesses?
I agree with Tammy though....there should really be some extra witnesses, and also, maybe some of these reports have been fabricated slightly?
Big, fat, bald with a croaky voice is almost like the stereo-typical peado for a start!
sstirrer1
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1:14am Fri 22 Jul 11
Apparantly we are looking for a black bald white man with a croaky voice, who drives a black ford mini.......hmmmm
fretlessbass
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7:25am Fri 22 Jul 11
papa_melons
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8:32am Fri 22 Jul 11
mtmoocher
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8:59am Fri 22 Jul 11
billy-jole
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9:26am Fri 22 Jul 11
ladybird82
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12:25pm Fri 22 Jul 11
Tippy Toes
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4:08pm Fri 22 Jul 11
ladybird82 wrote:Hit the nail on the head. I have been posting the same thing for the last day ladybird82. They seem to think it's a joke, a laughing matter.
My goodness you should all be ashamed of yourselves! Why are you all so cynical, god forbid if anything does happen to a child you'd probably still blame the child!
Lala Land
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4:26pm Fri 22 Jul 11
Tippy Toes wrote:Agree on both counts!! I posted on here at the weekend when an earlier attempt to entice a child into a car was reported on. People were making a joke of it and when I responded I was basically told to stop whinging!! Papa-Melons, your comment in response to Billy-Joles post is a disgrace. It is YOU that should be ashamed.
ladybird82 wrote:Hit the nail on the head. I have been posting the same thing for the last day ladybird82. They seem to think it's a joke, a laughing matter.
My goodness you should all be ashamed of yourselves! Why are you all so cynical, god forbid if anything does happen to a child you'd probably still blame the child!
Billy-Jole, ignore the small minded comments on here. Many many people are concerned with this situation and I hope this person is soon caught.
Cap'n Flint
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12:59am Sun 24 Jul 11
papa_melons wrote:I would string up pedalists...
hang all paediatricians !!!!
Cap'n Flint
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9:04am Sun 24 Jul 11
Almost half (49.2%) said lessons on the topic should begin between the ages of eight and 12, while a further three in 10 (30.5%) said they should start when pupils are aged 12 to 15.
But one in seven parents (13.9%) said that youngsters should begin learning about sex and relationships between the ages of five and eight, while 4.1% said that under-fives should be given classes.
One in eight (12.1%) said that school sex education lessons will result in more children becoming sexually active at a young age, but more than two-thirds (69.7%) did not think this would be the case.
The findings are contained in a survey of more than 1,377 parents by the Netmums parenting website.
The poll reveals the issues parents most want their children to learn about in personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) lessons.
It comes just days after the Government launched a review of PSHE, looking at the content and quality of the lessons.
The Netmums survey found that more parents think primary school children should be taught about topics such as environmental issues and religion than think they should be taught about sex.
Almost half (48.9%) of those questioned said religion should be included in primary PSHE classes, while around two thirds (66.2%) wanted to see the environment covered. Just more than a third (34.4%) wanted to see sex included.
The most popular topics parents want to see in primary PSHE lessons are bullying, personal safety and friendships.
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Lite'Saber
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8:21am Thu 28 Jul 11
SimonS
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6:44pm Sat 30 Jul 11
Richard Joyce
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10:56pm Mon 1 Aug 11
Richard Joyce
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12:29am Tue 9 Aug 11
loopylouxoxo
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8:14am Tue 9 Aug 11
papa_melons wrote:Ever thought the 14 year old you insulted might be dyslexic? and Even though their grammer and spelling may be shocking, the childs view and account is as valid as yours!!!
14 and that is the standard of education in Sussex ?? You should be ashamed, or go to a different school.
loopylouxoxo
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8:18am Tue 9 Aug 11
billy-jole wrote:Congratulations for standing up for your right to be safe and your views to be heard!
Everything that has happened with the black, van and others is true!! So you can sit there all you like and say ohh bet the kids are lieing, I'm 14 myself and it happened to me so what can we do to make you belieave it! Get in the car instead of running would that make you feel better!? Why don't you think before you speak!!
colleenb says...
5:21pm Thu 21 Jul 11