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ROOSEVELT — Police plan to increase patrols around all four Roosevelt schools after a student at East Elementary School said she was approached Wednesday by a stranger who asked her to get in his truck.
The girl told school staff and police she was outside for recess when a man got out of a black four-door pickup truck and walked toward her, according to Roosevelt Police Chief Rick Harrison.
The girl said when the man asked her to come with him, she turned and ran back into the school to report what had happened, the chief said. Harrison said the girl was unable to give officers a good description of the man, possibly because of her age. East Elementary serves students in kindergarten through second grade.
Officers have "no reason to doubt the girl at this time," Harrison said, and will have an increased presence at East Elementary and other Roosevelt schools over the next several days. School ends for the year on May 29.
Dean Wilson, director of student services for the Duchesne County School District, said faculty and staff were told about the girl's report and are working with police to ensure student safety.
Anyone with information about the incident should contact the Roosevelt Police Department at 435-722-4558.