Police are investigating two separate incidents where strangers interacted suspiciously with children.

The first incident happened about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday in Elmwood. Police said two men were seen smoking outside their vehicle near the corner of Riverton Avenue and Talbot Avenue when they began taking picture of two 11-year-old girls playing in a nearby playground. No contact was made and no injuries reported.

Both men are described as being white and 40-50 years old. The driver was about 5-foot-8, with an average build, greying blonde hair, and wearing a beige winter jacket with a white-coloured wool collar. His passenger was 5-foot-10, wearing a dark-coloured hat and a beige winter jacket with a white wool collar.

Police said the two were driving a red four-door car, similar to a Chevy Impala.

The second incident occurred the following afternoon in the West End, when police say a 12-year-old boy walking on Sargent Avenue near Erin Street was confronted by an unknown couple. The couple asked where he was going and began reaching out toward him, but police said no contact was made and the boy fled to his school.

Both suspects were aboriginal. The man is described as being about 32 years old, 5-foot-5, with a medium build, short black hair and moustache, wearing a black sweater and sweatpants. The woman is described as being about 29 years old, five feet tall, with a slim build, shoulder-length black hair, and wearing a black sweater.

Anyone with information on either incident is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).