Toronto police are warning the public after a man attempted to abduct a teen girl in Rosedale earlier this month.

Police on Monday also warned of a second similar suspicious incident that happened nearby a little more than a week later.

Both cases involve a man following a young teen girl in his car on weekday.

The more serious incident occurred shortly after 8 a.m. on March 7, a Thursday. Officers responded to a call for a suspicious incident in the area of Elm Ave. and Dunbar Rd., near Sherbourne St. N. Police said a 14-year-old girl was walking when an unknown man started following her in his car.

The man later approached the girl from behind and asked her to get in his car, police said. When she refused, police said the man grabbed her hand and tried to pull her in. The girl broke away and fled the area.

Police say the suspect is described as Black, in his late 20s to early 30s, six-foot with a thin build, clean shaven and with a short or shaved head. He was wearing a black Adidas hooded sweater and black sweat pants and was driving a small black four-door sedan.

Eight days after the attempted kidnapping, police say a second suspicious incident took place nearby in the area of Elm and Sherbourne.

Police say a 13-year-old girl was on the sidewalk at about 3:30 p.m. on March 15, a Friday, when an unknown man in a silver Nissan Altima began following her and making comments of a sexual nature toward her.

The girl then ran to a friend’s house while police said the man waited outside the house in his car. He then fled the scene.

The suspect is described as Black in his early 20s.

Toronto police said they currently have no information on whether both incidents involved the same suspect and are therefore investigating the cases separately.

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