James O'Rourke

jorourke@lohud.com

NANUET – Authorities are searching for a man in a white sport-utility vehicle who followed a young boy on Carrie Lane late Wednesday afternoon.

The boy was walking to a friend's home about 4:45 p.m. when he noticed the man in the SUV motioning for him to come over, according to a district-wide email from Superintendent of Schools Mark S. McNeill.

The boy ran from the area and the van drove off. No description of the driver was available.

Clarkstown police are investigating, but the department would provide no further details Thursday night.

Carrie Lane is just over 1 1/2 miles from Nanuet High School and less than a mile from Highview Elementary School, where authorities in May investigated another attempted luring incident.

On May 2, a man in his late 30s or 40s with dark, receding hair, was walking in the woods outside the elementary school when he repeatedly called out to children attending an after-school program. Authorities on Thursday provided no information to indicate the incidents are linked.

Anyone who may have witnessed Wednesday's incident is urged to call Clarkstown police at 845-639-5800.

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