Virginia Real Estate and Musings: An Important Message to Families with Children in Virginia Beach

This information was forwarded to me by the Laurel Cove Civic League.  It also includes information from the VA Rush soccer league and some families in the area.  The 2nd police precinct is looking into this information.  Please inform your children to be on alert!

"Dear Parents and Coaches - Below is a trail of emails that were forwarded to
 us by another soccer club in the area regarding an important issue - This is
 not to cause any panic but we want to make you aware of these incidents and
 make sure that you are on the lookout.
 
 
Hello Denise, 
I am the manager for XXXTEAM and several emails of people I know have come
 across my email today about a child predator. There is a man in a small blue
 pick up truck stalking and approaching children in our local neighborhoods.
 One incident yesterday was down the street from Brill field. The other
 incident happened near Great Neck Rec Center. Both incidents sent the
 children running for help. The police were notified on the incident near
 Brill field( 2 boys ages 12, 13). The other incident is just now being
 brought to the authorities attention-again 2 children (1 boy age 10 , 1 girl
 age 12). With the season beginning this weekend , I thought this is very
 important to get out. Please remind Parents to be on the lookout for this
 truck and to remind children to not to go up to a strangers car. If you
 need the names of these people I will give them to you. 
thanks for any help you can give to get the word out !
 I will include most of the body of the 2 emails I received just for your
 eyes only please:
 
Hi everyone,
 I just wanted to put a quick email out to people to let them know what
 happened to XXX and a friend tonight. XXXXwas at a friends house tonight
 playing basketball in the street. A royal blue truck stopped by and told
 the boys he was watching their 'plays'. The man sat in the road for a
 time. He then proceeded to ask the boys to come and see something he had in
 his truck. According to the boys, he took off his seat belt and was reaching
 for something. Fortunately, they both avoided going close to the truck and
 reported the incidence. The man did speed backwards down the street and
 then went forward before speeding out of the neighborhood. He had a mexican
 accent, shaved head, and a little goatee on his chin. XXXX thought he was
 about 40, but I'm not sure how reliable that is since I tell him I'm 29!!
 Anyways, it is an older blue small truck and the kids did not get the
 license plate. The police feel it could be more of an exposure incident
 than an abduction, but at this point I wouldn't take a chance. Please
 report any incidences to the police and they promised to put the word out to
 the schools. Please pass on as needed
 
 
2nd email:
 I live behind Cox High School in the Shorehaven area. I was shocked as I
 read this e-mail. Several weeks back, my two children were outside playing
 in our neighborhood and they also were approached by a man in a small pickup
 truck. They indicated that the man just watched them, but followed them as
 they moved throughout the neighborhood. They became increasingly uneasy and
 ran into the home of one of their teachers who also lives in the
 neighborhood. The man actually followed them down the drive. Luckily,
 their teacher's husband was home. She is a teacher at Great Neck Area
 Elementary School and is the individual who forwarded this e-mail to me.
 
The report sent to me after sending out the info:
 
Denise-
 This seems much more relevent based on the descriptions/circumstances of the
 previous reports.
 We live in the King's Grant neighborhood, very close to King's Grant Elem.
 My 9 year old son was walking to a friends house about a block away during
 one of the snow days earlier this year. Along the way a man in a yellow
 (not blue as the others described) pickup with a cab/cover over the bed,
 started following him, driving slowly. My son ran up to a house and the man
 sped away. My son described him as having tan skin, a long goatee and he
 was wearing a hat. The man didn't say anything to him, just stared and
 followed.
 In describing this incident to neighbors, another boy claimed to have had a
 similar incident with a man of the same description, also with a yellow
 truck. The man did motion that boy to the truck. The boy ran away to a
 house.
 I thought this information might be helpful, especially since it seems that
 there is more than one vehicle to be on the lookout for."