CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - Cambridge police are warning residents after two incidents in which young girls say they were approached by strangers.
Police say two sisters walking home together about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday said they were approached by a man they didn’t know in the area of Pleasant and Auburn streets.
The suspect asked for directions and grabbed one of the sisters by the arm, according to Cambridge police.
After walking with the sisters down several streets and stopping at what was believed to be Salem Street, the girls said the man asked them if they wanted to go down an alley with him and the sisters declined.
The suspect is described as a black man, approximately 40-50 years old, who was about 5 feet, 8 inches tall.
Police say he reportedly smelled of alcohol and was wearing a black jacket and beanie hat.
Police also received a report from the mother of a 17-year-old who said an unknown man had followed her daughter home from Central Square.
He was described as a white or light-skinned male with a noticeable scar on his head. He is also bald and drives a black motor vehicle.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Cambridge police at 617-349-3300.
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