<!–
<!–
<!– <!–
<!–
<!–
<!–
A manhunt has been launched following an alleged attempted kidnapping of a schoolgirl in Melbourne’s northeastern suburbs.
A Middle Eastern-looking man driving a gray Audi Q3 SUV allegedly told an 11-year-old girl to get into his car in broad daylight on March 28.
The girl was walking home from school in Doncaster East when someone approached her.
There was an attempted kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl in the Melbourne suburb of Doncaster East on March 28. Above, a digitally produced police image. The man’s teeth were not shown.
On Thursday, the girl was on Landscape Road, as the man was driving east before making a U-turn and stopping a short distance from the girl, police say in a statement released Monday.
“Investigators have been told that an unknown male ordered the girl into the vehicle,” police said.
The 11-year-old girl ran and hid in nearby bushes, and police believe the Audi took off south on Taurus Road.
The motor police are searching, upstairs.
The girl asked a nearby resident for help.
“The man is perceived to be of Middle Eastern appearance, with tanned skin, black hair, a black beard and mustache,” police said in a statement.
The driver of the Audi was wearing sunglasses with brown lenses and a gray t-shirt.
Information can be submitted confidentially through Crime Stoppers, and police urge any witnesses to contact authorities.