Strange Man Approaches Teen at Bus Stop

Police are searching for the man who approached a 13-year-old Hamden, Connecticut, middle school student while she was waiting at the bus stop last week

Police are searching for the man who approached a 13-year-old Hamden, Connecticut, middle school student while she was waiting at the bus stop last week.

According to police, the student was waiting for the bus around 7:30 a.m. Oct. 2 at Dixwell Avenue and Lexington Street when a strange man approached her and began asking her questions.

"If I gave you a liquid, would you drink it?" he asked the teen, according to police. He then asked if she liked rap music and said, "If I gave you something to listen to, would you listen to it?"

He then told the student she was "no fun" and walked away. Police said he was last seen heading northbound on Dixwell Avenue.

The suspect is described as a white man in his 20s with blond or light brown hair standing about 5 feet 8 inches tall. Police said he was carrying a tan-colored backpack.

The teen told officers she felt "uneasy" and intimidated by the encounter, according to police.

Anyone who recognized the individual is urged to call Hamden police Officer Jay Bunnell at 203-230-4000.

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