10-year-old girl averts being abducted near South Tahoe Y

A 10-year-old South Lake Tahoe girl was able to escape on her bike after a man more than three times her age tried to lure her into his vehicle.

Police officers are calling the Aug. 25 11:25am incident a possible attempted abduction. The incident occurred at the corner of Third Street and Ruth Avenue.

The victim told officers she had been riding her bicycle on Third Street when a white, four-door car pulled in front of her bicycle and stopped. The driver told her something in an attempt to lure her, and then told her to get into the car. The victim fled the area on her bicycle, got to a place of safety and they contacted the police.

Artist's rendering of the suspect.

Officers responded to the area but were unable to locate the vehicle.

The suspect is a white male, about 35 years old, a little more than average weight, shaved head, blonde eyebrows, with a mole on the left side of his neck.

The suspect’s vehicle is described as a white four-door car with a squared-off rear end. The victim believed she saw a Toyota emblem on the vehicle.

Anyone with information concerning this person or related information is should call South Lake Tahoe Detective Doug Sentell at (530) 542.6100.