Authorities in Council Bluffs are asking for your help in solving a potential child enticement/abduction incident.  At around 3:30-p.m. Monday, Council Bluffs police officers were sent to the area of North 35th Street and Avenue B to investigate an alleged incident of Child Enticement. It was reported that an 11 year old female had been walking in that area when a car pulled up near her and a male driver attempted to engage her in conversation.

When the male asked her to get inside his car, the girl ran to a nearby business for help. The girl reported that she saw him holding a knife at one point during the incident. The driver never got out of his vehicle and drove out of the area in an unknown direction. The car was described as a white 4‐door sedan (“boxy” in appearance), with Iowa issued handicapped license plates.

The suspect was described as a white male, 50‐60 years old, gray/blonde hair, with a beard. He was wearing a dark ball cap and dark colored t‐shirt. Officers will be increasing patrols in the areas around Council Bluffs schools, in an attempt to locate any vehicles/subjects matching the description above. Anyone with any information on this incident is encouraged to contact the Bluff Police’ Criminal Investigation Division, at 712‐328‐4728 or CrimeStoppers at 712‐328‐STOP (7867).