Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Police hunt after girls approached
POLICE are appealing for information after concern about the behaviour of two men driving a silver vehicle in the south of Dundee.
Between 11.30am on Monday, March 22, and 4pm on Tuesday, March 23, two men were reported to have approached a number of teenage girls at various locations in Dundee, including Glamis Road, Dunholm Road and Craigowan Road.
Police said some of the girls were seen in the back of the vehicle.
The pair were in a silver Ford Focus car with the registration prefix LX52.
Different descriptions have been given for the men. However, officers believe the same car and people have approached the girls in at least three incidents which are being treated as linked. The men are thought to be aged in their late teens to early 20s.
The men, who did not make physical contact with the girls, engaged them in conversation and on at least one occasion two teenage girls were seen in the back of the car.
Alice Richardson, who lives nearby to Dunholm Road, said she was shocked by what had happened.
She added: “Things like this are unheard of around here. It’s no small wonder parents are concerned about these incidents.”
One mother-of-one, who did not wish to be named, said she was aware of the reports from last month.
She added: “I’ve lived in this area for just under four years and I’m concerned by what has been going on. Some of the teenagers that have been approached were on the receiving end of some derogatory remarks.
“Hearing what has been going on has certainly made me more wary of letting my child out and I know other parents have been feeling the same.”
Constable Adele Mitchell, of Lochee Police Station, urged anyone with any information to get in touch.
She said: “While the girls were not physically harmed, they, or their parents, were concerned enough to contact police about the behaviour of these men.
“The girls they spoke to were not known to them and we’re eager to understand what happened.”