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Police Seek Man Accused Of Fondling Young Girl

CHICAGO (STMW) - Police are looking for a man accused of luring two 10-year-old girls into his minivan and fondling one of the girls Wednesday morning in the Southwest Side Little Village neighborhood.

It happened about 9:30 a.m. in the 4200 block of West 25th Street, according to a community alert issued by Harrison Area detectives.

Two 10-year-old girls who were walking on the sidewalk were approached by a man driving a maroon minivan and asked if they wanted a ride to school. The girls got into the van and the man drove them to a nearby alley where he fondled one of them, the alert said.

The offender is described as a Hispanic man between 25 and 45 with a medium build and a dark complexion. He was wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (312) 492-3810.

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