UPDATE 7:27 p.m. Jan. 31: More luring attempts reported in Portland.

Elementary schools in Vancouver and Portland reported three incidents of adults attempting to lure children in the last week. Two incidents were reported near Jason Lee Middle School in Vancouver, and another was reported near Kelly Elementary School in Portland.

Jason Lee Middle School issued a warning to parents Wednesday about an attempted abduction at the bus stop in front of the school.

According to Brent Waddell, Clark County Sheriff’s Office administrative sergeant, a student was at the bus stop at Jason Lee when a woman in her 50s drove up in a 1990-2000 Toyota Camry. The car had tinted windows and stains and scratches on the exterior.

The woman approached the student saying, “Your grandma told me to pick you up.”

A frayed rope and plastic bags were visible in the backseat, police said. The student didn’t accept the ride and the suspect drove away.

Clark County sheriff’s deputies are investigating and trying to determine if the school has video footage of the incident.

Waddell confirmed a report of a second incident near Jason Lee Middle School but wasn’t able to provide additional information.

A similar incident took place near Kelly Elementary School in Portland on Tuesday evening when a Rose City Park Elementary student got off a bus at Southeast Cooper Street and a white paneled van pulled up.

Two men came toward the student offering them candy and asking them to get into the van, according to a statement released by the Rose City Park school and corroborated by the Portland Police Bureau.

The student ran towards Kelly Elementary. Around the same time the school bell rang and students started leaving the building. The van pulled away.

Portland police are investigating the incident.

“Student safety is our highest priority,” Rose City Park Principal Jeremy Cohen said in a statement. “As a community and as a school district, we have a collective responsibility to ensure our schools provide a caring, supportive environment.”

Cohen advised students and families to take the following precautions:

Remind children that if anyone -- a known or unknown person -- is making them feel uncomfortable they should get to a safe place as quickly as possible and tell a trusted adult.

Explain to children that it is highly unusual for someone to try and take a child, but if someone were to try and put them in a car or house against their will, youngsters should kick, scream, and fight back. People don’t want attention drawn to them, so kids should make a lot of noise and run away if they can.

The statement also encouraged community members to report anything suspicious. Rose City Park Elementary encouraged people to report anything suspicious to the school, or to the SafeOregon tip line at 844-472-3367 or via email to tip@safeoregon.com.

-- Piper McDaniel; amcdaniel@oregonian.com; 503-221-4307; @Piperamcdaniel

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