Children approached in Eagle Lake offered candy and urged to get in strange vehicle

(Eagle Lake, MN) – Eagle Lake Police are searching for information after a car with three occupants approached two children.

Police say a pair of 7-year-old juveniles were approached at the corner of Creekside Drive and 598th Avenue in Eagle Lake. The children told police there were three men in the vehicle, one a passenger with dark brown skin, dark curly hair, and a beard. The man told the children he had cady and tried to get them in the vehicle, according to a release from the department.

The juveniles ran back to their homes. The vehicle turned onto 598th Avenue and headed south. The children weren’t able to get a license plate.

The vehicle is described as a dark blue car with four doors. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call 911 and speak with the Eagle Lake Police Department.

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