A 12-year-old Evanston resident was walking by Lincoln Elementary School on Saturday afternoon when a man stopped his vehicle next to her and attempted to lure her inside.

The girl reported that at about 1:40 p.m. in the 200 block of Main Street, the man pulled over in a white sports utility vehicle and asked her the location of a coffee shop nearby, the Evanston Police Department said in a news release. He then asked her to show him how to get there, proceeding to exit the vehicle and open the passenger door for her to step inside. When the girl refused and backed away, the man drove off, the release said.

The man was described to be a short, 20 to 30 years old, Hispanic and wearing a goatee. He was last seen driving eastbound on Main Street.

Man charged with battery for spitting in construction worker’s face

A 49-year-old homeless man was charged Wednesday with simple battery.

A 45-year-old Elmhurst resident and a 43-year-old Evanston resident were doing construction work on Ryan Field when they saw the man attempting to open parked car doors on the street, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said.

The Elmhurst resident reported that when they approached the man to ask him what he was doing, he became agitated and made threatening gestures to the men, Dugan said. The workers called the police and continued to follow the homeless man through the 1600 block of Central Street. The man grew more agitated and spit in their faces, Dugan said.

Although the 49-year-old man spit at both of these men, only the Elmhurst resident decided to press charges, Dugan said.

The man is scheduled to appear at the Skokie Courthouse on May 10.

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