PEPPERELL, MASS. (WHDH) - Pepperell police are investigating after receiving a report of a suspicious man in a white van offering three young boys a ride Wednesday evening.
Officers responding to the area of Leighton Street near Rite Aid around 6 p.m. met with the children who told them that the suspicious man approached them an hour earlier and offered them a ride.
The boys said they refused the ride and the van drove east down the street but then turned around and came back to once again ask them if they wanted a lift.
The children refused for a second time and the van reportedly left the area.
The boys went home and reported the incident to their parents, who call the police.
The children described the vehicle as a white “work van” which a blue square logo on at least one side that was similar to a maze and had blue writing underneath it.
Police say it is believed that the van had Massachusetts registration plates.
The driver was described as a white man in his 20s with stubble. He was last seen wearing a black hat with the same logo.
Anyone with information or surveillance cameras in the area is asked to call Pepperell police.
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