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Candy offer to boy prompts police advice

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NEWS RELEASE

SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE

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Suspicious Person

Bradford — South Simcoe Police are looking to speak to a man, after a young boy reported he was offered candy by a passing motorist.

On Wednesday, November 16, 2016, around 5:20 p.m., the boy was walking home from a local playground. As he went up his driveway, a small black car stopped, and a man inside offered him candy. The boy refused and went into his home and told his mother. The car was last seen northbound on Nelson Street.

The suspect is described as male, white, in his 30s with blond hair.

Parents are reminded to speak to their children about personal safety.

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