A man approached a group of young children in Bloomfield Sunday.
BLOOMFIELD -- A man claiming to be a police officer approached a group of children and told them he was going to "throw you in a van," WABC 7 reported Monday.
The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. at Brookdale Park, when a man in civilian clothes approached a group of five 11- and 12-year-olds, the Essex County Sheriff's Office said. The children fled from the man and reported the incident to their parents.
Police are working on a sketch of a suspect but the man has been described as heavyset and in his 50s.
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