SYRACUSE – A Syracuse Elementary student refused a ride from a stranger Tuesday and now police are looking for a woman possibly connected with the incident. According to the Syracuse Police Department, a 9-year-old girl was waiting for her school bus at a stop on Chicago Street in Syracuse when around 7:50 a.m. a woman allegedly approached her in a vehicle. The student stated that a female driver rolled down her window and stated “I know your mom”, told her to get in the car and she would take her to school. The student told her no and when the student asked the driver her name the female drove off heading westbound on Chicago Street. The driver of the car is described as a white female with reddish blonde hair, wearing sunglasses and had a bandage or some type of orthopedic device on her left wrist. The female was driving a dark colored car of unknown make with dark tinted windows. Syracuse Police and Wawasee School officials were notified of the incident and began an investigation and are working together. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Syracuse Police Department at 574-457-5333 or Crime-Stoppers. Syracuse Police said at this time this appears to be an isolated incident
