The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man in his 70s attempted to pick up a student near Bethany schools. According to WCSO, the incident happened around 5:20 p.m. on April 11 near the Jacob Wismer Elementary and Stoller Middle School complex. The student is not enrolled in the Beaverton School District.
WCSO says the male student was approached by an unidentified man while walking home after spending time with friends at Jacob Wismer. The suspect was near the bus pick-up lanes at Stoller Middle School when he falsely claimed to be a friend of the student’s mother. The man claimed he was there to pick up the student.
The student did not recognize the man so he ran from the area and made it home safely. The student described the suspect as a large man in his 70s with a white beard two to three inches in length. At the time, the man was wearing large Pit Viper-style sunglasses, a T-shirt, and a hat with an American flag. He was possibly driving a silver Mercedes SUV.
WCSO says deputies are working with Beaverton School District Public Safety officers to review surveillance footage and investigate the incident.
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