Full Notification

Press Release
For Immediate Release
November 22, 2017
 
Contacts:    Detective Aleina Smith, (310) 802-5133           
                     Officer Kristie Colombo, PIO, (310) 802-5184
 
Date of Incident:   Sunday, October 29, 2017     
 
Subject:   Child Annoyance – UPDATE Video surveillance footage 
 
Location:  500 block of Valley Drive, Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266
                                               
On November 3, 2017, the Manhattan Beach Police Department released the following information in regard to a child annoyance which occurred on Sunday, October 29, 2017, in the area of the 500 block of Valley Drive.  A female juvenile was walking alone when an adult male walked up behind her and offered her candy and asked her age. The juvenile avoided the male by running to a friend’s house. While walking back home, the juvenile observed the same male adult inside of a vehicle. The male told the juvenile she should not be out by herself, and that she should get into his vehicle so he could drive her home. The juvenile ran away to her residence.
 
The subject and his vehicle are described as follows:
 
Adult male, African American, dark skin, approximately 30 years old, tall, medium build with muscular arms, short black hair, no facial hair, wearing a gray tank top and pants.  He was seen driving a brown/green older model vehicle, possibly a sedan, very dirty and possibly rusty, with a tan interior and bucket style front seats
 
Since the press release, MBPD Detectives have obtained video of the subject.  Please review the attached video and if you recognize the subject, contact Detective Aleina Smith at (310) 802-5133 or the Manhattan Beach Police Department Tip Line at (310) 802-5171.

https://youtu.be/wt5YnfBTTWo