ST. JOSEPH, MO (KCTV) -
Police are investigating what they think was an abduction attempt of a 10-year-old working safety patrol near an elementary school.
The child said someone approached the location he was patrolling just before 9 a.m. Tuesday near South 29th and Duncan streets and told him to get in their vehicle.
The child grabbed another student and went toward Parkway Elementary to tell a teacher.
There were three people in the truck that was reported to be a newer, brown quad cab, possibly a Chevrolet. The truck had Missouri license plates with the first two characters of A9.
The driver was described as a woman in her 30s with straight, black shoulder-length hair. The front-seat passenger was described as a man in his 40s with gray hair with a buzz cut, goatee and wearing sunglasses.
The crossing guard said the man was the one that told him to "get in the truck.".
There was a third passenger in the truck described as a man with short, black hair and also wearing sunglasses.
Another crossing guard reported seeing the same truck driving around the school about 4:30 p.m. Monday. There are no reports that the truck's occupants stopped or said anything to any children at that time.
Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to call the St. Joseph TIPS Hotline at 816-238-TIPS.
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