LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lakeport Police reported Thursday that thanks to leads from the community, the department is moving forward in its efforts to find a suspect who allegedly attempted to lure two small children into his vehicle last weekend.

Last Saturday, Feb. 18, at about 5 p.m. a suspect described as an older white male, in his 50s to 60s, with black and gray combed over hair and a mustache attempted to lure the children into his vehicle on Lakeshore Boulevard, as Lake County News has reported.

Police described the vehicle as an olive drab green 1960s military-style pickup with a light tan canvas top, possibly a Jeep M715 1 ¼ ton military cargo truck with large off-road tires.

When the suspect wasn't successful, he reportedly fled northbound on Lakeshore Boulevard, according to police.

On Thursday Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen reported that, thanks to a high volume of citizen reports of a sighting of the vehicle involved in this incident, his agency has developed “significant leads” toward the identification of the involved suspect.

“Based on the current status of our investigation, we believe we have located and identified the vehicle but have not yet positively identified the suspect,” Rasmussen said in his report.

He added, “The investigation is still ongoing and we are unable to provide further detail at this time but will provide additional information to the public when possible.”

Rasmussen expressed thanks to citizens who provided police with information and to his department's dedicated officers “who have continually conducted detailed investigation and followed up on many leads over the past week.”

Anyone with information as to the identity and/or whereabouts of the suspect or vehicle is asked to contact the Lakeport Police Department at 707-263-5491.

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