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Police: Man tried to lure girl into car in Belleview

BELLEVIEW, Fla. — A man tried to lure a girl into his car Tuesday afternoon while she was walking home from school, the Belleview Police Department said.

The man approached the girl at SE Oak and SE Campbell roads near Belleview Elementary School, police said.

“Earlier this week, a stranger tried to talk one of our students into his car,” Principal Stacey Varner said in a robocall to parents. “Fortunately, the student refused, made it home safely and told her parents about it.”

Investigators said the man was bald, had a blonde mustache and was driving a newer-model Ford Focus.

Belleview police have beefed up their presence near the school, Varner said.

No other details were given.

Anyone who has information about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 352-368-7867.