Appeal for Information After Reports a Child was Approached by Man at Medowie

 BY ISABEL EVERETT

Police are appealing for information after reports of a child was approached by a man at Medowie. 

About 5.40pm on Thursday, a seven-year-old boy was walking in Willow Close, Medowie, when a man riding an orange and black motorbike pulled up beside him.

Police have been told the male rider asked the boy to get on the bike. He refused and walked away. The man then conducted a U-turn and drove out of Willow Close in an unknown direction.

The incident was reported to officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District who commenced an investigation.

As inquiries continue, police would like to speak to a man who may be able to assist with their inquiries.

The man is only described as having greyish coloured hair and wearing a khaki-coloured back-pack.

Police are appealing to anyone who might have been in the Medowie area yesterday and either saw the motorbike or has dash-cam footage, to come forward.

Inquiries are continuing.

Police Searching for Man Who Approached Children and Pushed Them to the Ground in Hunter Valley

BY ISABEL EVERETT

Police are appealing for public assistance after three children were reportedly approached in the Hunter Valley on Thursday. 

About 12.20pm, three children – aged 11, eight and four – were playing at the northern end of a reserve near Hunt Place at Muswellbrook, when they saw a man walking towards them.

The three girls started walking back to their homes when the man called out to the children and pushed all three to the ground.

The male then attempted to touch the eight-year-old’s face but she pushed him away and the girls ran from the reserve.

The eldest child called police who attended a short time later and took the girls to their respective homes.

Officers from Hunter Valley Police District have commenced inquiries into the incident.

The man is described as being between 155cm to 165cm tall, in his early to mid-20s, with a dark complexion, medium build, black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone who may have information which could assist investigators is urged to come forward.