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Police responded to the reports of two unrelated incidents of strangers approaching children near Southeast Portland schools on both June 3, 2016, and June 8, 2016, police said.

(The Oregonian/OregonLive/file)

At least six children have been approached by strangers near Southeast Portland schools in recent days, police said.

Two of the incidents occurred Wednesday, Portland police said in a news release. The four cases also appear to be unrelated to one another.

A student at Hosford Middle School told staffers that an older man grabbed her by the wrist in the morning as she was headed to the campus, 2303 S.E. 28th Place. She said the incident took place near the Tidbit food cart pod at the corner of Southeast Division Street and 28th Place.

Around 10 a.m., police said, a man and woman in her 20s asked a girl on her way to Ron Russell Middle School, 3955 S.E. 112th Ave., to get into an older model, white van with tinted windows.

There were also two incidents Friday near Creston School, police said.

A scruffy-looking man in his 30s offered two girls a ride as they were walking to the school at 4701 S.E. Bush St. He also said he would give them $20, police said, but they refused and ran to school. He was driving a small, white SUV.

Later that morning, a bald man with a gray beard exposed himself to two girls running in nearby Creston Park during their physical education class, police said. The man also was described as dirty and heavy.

Police said the incidents serve as a reminder for parents to talk to their kids about strangers. They ask anyone who has non-emergency information about the incidents to call 503-823-3333.

-- Jim Ryan

jryan@oregonian.com

503-221-8005; @Jimryan015