Neighbors On Alert After Mom Reports Child Luring Attempt

Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Families in one North Texas neighborhood are closely watching their kids outdoors, after a mother says a stranger tried to lure away her son right outside their home. The incident happened last night near the intersection of Silverthorne Drive and Farley Trail, near the Carrollton-Dallas border. Dallas police say a small boy was playing on a sidewalk near his family's home, while his mother was cleaning out the garage. Neighbors describe the boy as six years old, and say he was riding a scooter. His mother told police she heard a voice call out, "Hey, Come on! Hey! Hey!" When she looked out from the garage, police say she saw a man who appeared to be in his thirties, opening the passenger door of the vehicle and attempting to get her son's attention. Police say the mother screamed, and the boy ran to her. The suspect sped off. The only description police received is that the suspect vehicle is a small, two-door, black sedan with dark tinted windows. "It's very troublesome, but to be honest with you, it's a problem that I know is pretty rampant and it is happening literally everywhere," said Jessica Aleman. Aleman has volunteered with programs to raise awareness of human trafficking. She's also a mother of two children, ages 3 and 7. She and her husband are active in the Morningside 2 community crime watch group. "We're a very close knit neighborhood. All the neighbors speak to each other a lot, which is really a strong point to this neighborhood," she said. Aleman says the group will likely hold a meeting in response to the report. They work closely with Dallas police, and recently won an award for lowering the crime rate in the community. The news of the child luring spread through the neighborhood via the Next Door phone app Monday night. "I always try to keep [my kids] at arm's length and be more aware and more vigilant. That's all we can do," said Aleman. Norell Munger and her husband actively patrol the neighborhood in the evenings, in car or on bicycle. Her husband was out on his bike last night around 7 p.m., when he heard that police were taking a report at the home of the mother and child. "Luckily, that child was not abducted," she said. She says many children will resume walking to school in the coming weeks. "The crime watch patrol can't be everywhere at once. It's just an unfortunate thing to happen in modern times," Munger said. Kathy Donald, also a block captain for her street, says people not only watch their own homes, but each others, too. "We work together," she said. "You never think it's going to happen in your neighborhood – that's the scariest part. You always hear about it in other areas of Dallas or surrounding Dallas, but you don't hear about it in your own backyard, so it's kind of scary," Donald said. (©2015 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)