A police composite sketch of the suspect in this incident.
On February 12, 2009 around 4:30 PM Portage la Prairie RCMP received a complaint of a suspicious person driving a black pick up truck.
A male driver stopped his vehicle and told a 12 year old boy to get in. The boy was walking to a friend’s house when a man driving a black truck stopped him on 5th Avenue between 10th St NW and 11th St NW. The driver told the boy to get into the truck. The boy ran to his friend’s house and reported the incident to an adult. There was no physical contact between the driver and the boy and the driver took off driving away from the boy.
The truck was described as a smaller, older model black pick up truck with possible rust along the passenger side. The driver was described as a male, looked to be over 35 years old, medium build and may have tattoos.
Portage la Prairie RCMP are asking anyone with information about this incident to contact police at 857-4445 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Cst. Stephen Senuita
Portage la Prairie RCMP
Tel: 204-857-4445
Fax: 204-239-0130
