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Mt. Lebanon Police Investigating After 9-Year-Old Boy Said Man In Sedan Asked If He Wanted Ride

MT. LEBANON (KDKA) -- Police in Mt. Lebanon are investigating a report of a suspicious incident after a child said a man in a sedan asked if he wanted a ride.

A 9-year-old child told police a driver in a silver sedan, with rust on the passenger side rear fender, approached him while he was walking on Sandrae Drive on Wednesday around 4:30 p.m., according to a post on the department's Facebook.

UPDATE 9/28/19: The MLPD investigation into this incident revealed it to be a misunderstanding. See comments for details...

Posted by Mt. Lebanon Police Department on Thursday, September 26, 2019

The driver is described as a white male, with a dark complexion and eczema on his face asked if he wanted a ride.

The little boy said no to the ride.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911.

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