A man followed a 14-year-old girl as she was walking home from her Northwest Side school Thursday and tried to convince her to get into his vehicle, police said today in a community alert. The girl was in the vicinity of Belden and Campbell Avenues about 2:30 or 3 p.m. when the man spoke to her in English and Spanish, telling her to get into his vehicle. The man was described in the police alert as Hispanic, about 25-35, wearing a navy blue sweater. He was driving a silver, older-model Jeep with a beige stripe at the bottom. Police said the vehicle had a flag hanging from the rear-view mirror, described as light blue with a yellow circle in the middle and containing white stars. Anyone with information about this suspect or the vehicle is asked to call Grand-Central Area police at 312-746-8282. — Staff report
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Police warn of child abduction attempt
