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Kids with crayons aid Conn. manhunt

- By EBONY BOWDEN ebowden@nypost.com

Criminals in Connecticu­t better watch out — the kindergart­en cops are on the case.

Officers in the town of Berlin are searching for a motorcycli­st who fled the scene of a crash, and they have released sketches of the suspect made by the only eyewitness­es: a group of crayon-wielding elementary-schoolers.

The three youngsters, ages 6, 7 and 8, were on a playground near the Berlin Turnpike at around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday when the biker smashed his ride while apparently doing tricks.

Not prepared to answer questions from the cops, the mystery man ditched his bike, jumped a guardrail and ran into the woods.

“We set up a perimeter and did a K9 search but he eluded that,” Deputy Police Chief Chris Ciuci said.

A short time later, police caught their first break when the children approached them and said they saw the “bad guy” — and even gave the investigat­ors a series of crayon sketches of the perp.

The images show the suspect with blood on his face — with the “blood” helpfully labeled.

One sketch (bottom) was captioned, “I don’t know how to drive,” an apparent commentary on the man’s reckless motorcycle-riding.

Another labeled the suspect as a “BaD guy” and noted he was wearing a “hat,” “shirt,” “shoes” and “shorts.”

“The kids had time to put together these sketches in a short amount of time. They did a good job,” Ciuci said. “It was very cute.”

The man is wanted for evading responsibi­lity for failing to stop at the scene of an accident.

After sharing the pictures on Facebook, police were stunned by the outpouring of support for the young investigat­ors.

“Maybe these kids could work out who stole [Yankees GM] Brian Cashman’s Jeep,” Ciuci chuckled.

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