Male Stranger in Ski Mask Approaches Girl Near Burr Ridge: Sheriff

An eight-year-old girl and her friends were approached on Tuesday by a man they did not know wearing all black with a ski mask, police said.

The man grabbed the handlebar of the eight-year-old’s girl electric scooter and she struck his hand, causing him to flee southbound to a wooded area, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office. The incident occurred at about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday on the 9000 block of South Maple Avenue in unincorporated Burr Ridge.

The man was described as:

• 6’4’’ with a thin build
• Mustache
  
• Wore a black ski mask with holes for his eyes and mouth 
  
• Wore a black one-piece “stretchy suit” (jump suit) 
• Wore a black hood over his head
• Wore black stretchy gloves with metal rings with clear stones

"The man didn’t say anything to the girl or any of the other children present," according to an e-mailed statement from a Sheriff's Office spokeswoman. "None of the children present were injured."

The girl reported the incident to family members, who called police.  A helicopter and Sheriff’s Police K-9 unit assisted in the search for the offender, but no suspects were found.

Burr Ridge Police assisted by searching the area with their all-terrain vehicles and Cook County Forest Preserve Police canvassed the area as well, the statement said. Readers reported that a search was underway Tuesday, but few details were available in the hours following the search.

The investigation is ongoing, police said.

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