The Stark County Sheriff's Office is investigating the attempted luring of an 8-year-old girl.
According to officials, the man approached the girl in an alley near 48th Street SE and Ridge Avenue in Canton Township Thursday evening.
The man allegedly tried to lure the girl into his van on the promise of giving her candy.
She didn't listen, and instead ran for help.
The suspect was described as a white man wearing a red baseball cap. He was in a white utility van.
After word spread of the incident, other residents called law enforcement, saying they had seen a man matching the description in the area.
The sheriff's office will increase patrols in the area around the start of school Friday.
Anyone with any information, should call the Stark County Sheriff’s Office at 330-430-3800.
