The Platte County Sheriff’s Office has increased its neighborhood patrols in southern rural Platte County due to suspicious activity reported by an area resident over the weekend.

The office said around 10:30 Saturday morning January 9, 2016, Platte Count Deputies responded to the area around the 6600 block of Nevada after a resident of the Thousand Oaks Subdivision reported that her ten-year old son had been approached by an male party driving a red mid-sized four-door sedan. The unknown subject drove up to the ten -year old, rolled down the vehicle window, and told the ten-year old to, “jump in”. The ten-year old ran to his residence and notified his parent immediately of what had happened. The subject was described as a white male in his 40’s with no facial hair and short brown hair. Anyone with information regarding this incident may contact the Platte County Sheriff’s Office at 816-858-3521.

Sheriff Owen is reminding residents of Platte County to talk to their children about what to do if their child is approached by a stranger. A plan to go to a safe place where the child can be with a known/trusted adult is recommended.