Police Seek Man Who Entered Car with Two Children Inside

As of Thursday, February 9, 2012

Southern Pines police are looking for a man who entered a car with two small children inside that was left running outside a daycare Tuesday.

Police say a woman parked a vehicle between 6:15 and 6:30 a.m. outside the Humpty Dumpty Daycare, 1725 Richards St. She left the vehicle running with her two small children inside while she took a third child into the daycare.

When the woman went inside, daycare employees called authorities after they observed an unidentified male enter the woman's vehicle. The incident was recorded on a video camera in the parking lot.

Nothing was taken from inside the vehicle, police said.

The children inside the vehicle described the subject as a light-skinned black male wearing a white mask over his face. The suspect fled the area on foot.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to contact the Southern Pines Police at 692-7031 or on the anonymous tip line, 910-693-4110.

More like this story

werlaw25 3 months, 2 weeks ago

How scary!

teufelhunden 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Why did she leave the kids in a running car? Glad they're okay.

molonlabe 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Shouldn't she be charged with child endangerment?

wdd101st 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Yes, she should be.

1starmum 3 months, 2 weeks ago

*Never leave kids in the car!!!!!!!! Never leave the car running!!!! COMMON SENSE in parenting people!!!!! Also never leave your purse in the car!!!!!!! YOU CAN'T do those things those days!!!!!!I never ever let my kids out of my sight and the school and my babysitter or anyone with whom my kids are with better not either! Never leave your car unlocked !!!!!!!