PORTLAND, Ore. — A man attempted to pick up a boy near an elementary and middle school after claiming to be a friend of the boy's mother, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
The man approached the boy around 5:20 p.m. on Thursday near the Jacob Wismer Elementary and Stoller Middle School complex on Northwest Laidlaw Road. The boy, who isn't enrolled in the Beaverton School District, was walking home after spending time with friends at the elementary school, deputies said. The man was near the bus pick-up lanes at Stoller Middle School and falsely stated he was there to pick the boy up. The boy didn't recognize the man, and was able to run away and safely return home.
The boy described the man as being in his 70s with a two to three-inch long beard. He was wearing a T-shirt, a hat with the American flag and large Pit Viper-style sunglasses. He is believed to be driving a silver Mercedes SUV.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office is working with Beaverton School District Public Safety officers to review surveillance footage. Anyone with information about the man is asked to contact the sheriff's office at 503-629-0111.
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