RCMP receive complaint about attempted child luring in Langenburg

The RCMP are warning people to be on the lookout after a man allegedly attempted to lure four young children in Langenburg, Sask.

The small community is about 200 kilometres east of Regina.

The children were walking to a park at about 4:30 p.m. CST Thursday when a man approached them in a minivan, Esterhazy RCMP report.

The man allegedly ordered the children to get into his vehicle, but they ran away, police said.

The man is described as Caucasian, "late aged" and with a medium build. He was wearing a red and black ball cap. He was driving a dirty red or burgundy minivan with a small Canadian flag attached to the roof above the windshield.

The RCMP want the public's help tracking down the man. Anyone with information is asked to call Esterhazy RCMP at 306-745-4740 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.