HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that it's seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspicious vehicle seen recently in the area of a school bus stop on at least two occasions in Hidden Valley Lake.

Capt. James Bauman said that on Wednesday officials with the Coyote Valley Elementary School reported that on at least two separate occasions in the past two weeks a full-sized white “cargo type”

van has been seen by students in the area of the bus stop on the corner of Stonegate and Greenridge roads.

The sole male occupant of the van has reportedly been seen parked near the stop with the window down and on one occasion, the driver reportedly looked at some children as they left the bus stop and then followed them for a short distance up Stonegate Road before turning around and leaving, Bauman said.

The van is further described as having no side windows, such as a panel van, with no business stickers or markings, no roof rack of any kind, and it had expanded steel caging in the rear windows, accordin to Bauman.

He said the driver is described as a white male adult with “medium” skin tone, a shaved head and possibly having blue eyes.

While no crime has been reported thus far, Bauman said the information is concerning enough for the sheriff’s office to actively seek and identity the van and driver in order to either investigate or rule out any malicious behavior.

Anyone with information on the van or its driver is encouraged to call the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, 707-262-4200.

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