Man Tried to Lure Boy in Bristol: Cops

Bristol police are looking for the man who they said tried to pick a 9-year-old boy just before 7:30 p.m. on Monday at Beech and North Pond streets.

Police said the 9-year-old was walking home when a van, described as grayish/green with no back windows, parked across the street and the driver got out of the van, approached the boy and yelled, ”Get in the van!,” police said.

The 9-year old ran away and went home.

Police searched for the man in the van, but could not locate him. They said he has a beard, possible a goatee, and is approximately 5-feet-7.

He was wearing a dark winter coat and a baseball-style cap during the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Bristol Police at 860-584-3011.