By Zoe Fraley
A young teenage girl in Blaine reported that a suspicious man asked her if she wanted a ride while she was walking Friday, Feb. 8, according to the Blaine Police Department.
The girl told police she was walking downtown on H Street between Harrison Avenue and 4th Street at 5:30 p.m. when a van quickly came to a stop alongside her. The vehicle and driver were unfamiliar to her. The man driving asked her if he could give her a ride home and she ran away to the Blaine Public Library, where she called her parents for a ride. The man didn’t follow her when she ran.
Blaine police would like to interview the driver, described as a thin, balding man with patchy facial hair and dark circles under his eyes, estimated to be 30 to 40 years old. The van was older and light brown with tinted windows.
People with information can call 360-332-6769.
While this incident might be a genuine cause for alarm, we are so heightened and alert these days that complimenting someone’s outfit is harassment, and offering someone a ride is presumed to be of assaulting intention. We used to have communities where people could interact. I reserve judgment.