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Man Tried To Get Underage Girl To Follow Him Home In Belmont Cragin, Police Say

The incident happened Monday morning in the 8400 block of West Fullerton Avenue.

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CHICAGO — A man tried to get an underage girl to follow him home Monday morning in Belmont Cragin.

At 8 a.m. Monday, the girl was walking in the 4800 block of West Fullerton Avenue when the man began following her, according to a Chicago Police community alert. The man tried to talk to the girl and tried to get her to follow him to his home.

The man was Hispanic, 35-45 years old, about 5-foot-2 and 170 pounds with brown eyes and black and gray hair, police said. He had an accent and wore a black sweater or jacket and blue jeans.

Anyone with information about the incident was asked to call police at 312-744-8200.

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