Roseville police have released a man initially suspected of trying to lure a child into his vehicle Thursday afternoon.
At 5:04 p.m., officers responded Thursday to Catherine Gates Elementary School on Trehowell Drive regarding a report that a man had tried to lure a child into his white van.
The man was identified and officers developed probable cause to make an arrest, according to a Police Department news release. Roseville officers took him into custody Friday morning without incident.
Officials said did not release his name. Officers said they were trying to determine whether he is connected to other similar incidents reported recently around Roseville schools.
After interviewing the man on Friday, officers determined that he was not involved in any of the suspicious incidents. He is not considered a suspect and was released without charges, police said.
The department has received several reports of strangers talking to children or offering them rides in the vicinity of schools over the past few weeks.
The descriptions of the strangers and their vehicles have widely varied. Roseville police encourage parents to report similar suspicious incidents to police.
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