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Police Release Sketch of 'Person of Interest' in Child Luring Incident
Man attempted to lure children from playground of Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School Oct. 3
Atlanta police have released a sketch of a man wanted for questioning in connection with an Oct. 3 incident at Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School in Ormewood Park.
Several children told school officials that the man, who is not affiliated with the school approached them outside the fence at the back of the school and asked if they'd like to hop the fence and join him in his car.
The students alerted school officials and the man escaped.
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A police spokesman said investigators do not believe the man in the Ormewood Park incident is the same man who sexually assaulted two teenaged girls last month in Lakewood Heights.
"At this time we do not believe that there is a connection, but we are not ruling anything out," Officer John Chafee
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Anyone with any information in the Ormewood Park case is asked to call APD Det. T. Young at 404.546.5692.
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