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IMPD searching for man seen approaching kids at school bus stop

Posted at 7:48 PM, Feb 26, 2019
and last updated 2019-02-26 19:48:26-05

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is searching for a man who has allegedly been stalking students waiting for, or getting off, the school bus on the city's west side.

Investigators say the person depicted in the sketch above is wanted for child solicitation.

IMPD officers describe the person as a Hispanic male with a mole above his upper lip and is very short - somewhere around 5'3 and 5'5. He uses different vehicles - the latest being a dark colored Jeep Liberty.

The male has approached kids several times at school bus stops in the area of North Patton Drive, near 34th Street and Moller Road.

According to police, when the children go up to the man he touches himself and asks them to join him.

If you have any information, call Crime Stoppers at 317-262-TIPS.