Police: O'Neill Elementary Student Approached By Unknown Man

The O'Neill Police Department is investigating an alleged incident where an unknown man approached a St. Mary's Elementary student.

September 17, 2020Updated: September 17, 2020
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

O'NEILL - The O'Neill Police Department is investigating an alleged incident where an unknown man approached an elementary school student.

The O'Neill Police Department says they are investigating an incident from Wednesday at around 6 p.m. when a St. Mary's Elementary student was contacted by a male driver who asked the student to get into the vehicle with him.

Authorities say the vehicle was described as a white SUV with a non-36 county license plate on it. 

Police say the student did the right thing by going back into the school.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the O'Neill Police Department at (402)-336-1313 or e-mail at [email protected].