Man offered boy at bus stop a ride

Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 14:43

GUILDERLAND — An 8-year-old boy waiting for a school bus on Presidential Way off Route 155 was approached on Wednesday by a stranger in a car, who stopped to ask if the child wanted a ride to school, according to releases issued by both the Guilderland Police and the Guilderland school district.

The driver was described as a black male in his 40s or 50s, driving a dark green smaller car that may have had black at the bottom of the sides.

The child, who attends Guilderland Elementary School, was waiting alone at the stop at about 7:25 a.m. and told the man he did not want a ride. When the bus arrived, he immediately reported the incident to the driver. The school’s principal, Allan Lockwood, then filed a report with the police.

Police will be increasing patrols in the area for the next few days, according to the release from the school district.

Parents should talk with children about never speaking to strangers at the bus stop and never getting into a stranger’s car, the school release said.

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