Police are searching for a man involved with two attempts of abducting a 9-year-old boy on the same day near Thorncliffe Park Drive and Overlea Boulevard on Tuesday morning.

The boy was on his way to school between 8:35 a.m. and 8:55 a.m. when he was grabbed on the shoulder by the male suspect, but was able to break free and run to school, police say.

Investigators say that during lunch break, the boy saw the same man who attempted to approach him again, where he ran back to the school and informed a teacher.

The suspect is described by police as a man with brown skin, in his 40s to early 50s, six-feet tall, with short light brown hair, short facial hair near the chin that is light-grey, and a moustache. He was wearing a white shirt, dark zip-up jacket, black pants with word 'Adidas' written near the pocket, Nike shoes with orange on them, and a black hat with an orange circular symbol.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5300 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).