An East Bay community is on alert Friday after Walnut Creek Intermediate School students reported being approached by men in two separate incidents in under a week.
Marie Morgan, the superintendent of the Walnut Creek School District, wrote a letter to parents on Thursday.
The first encounter occurred around 4:30 p.m. Monday when a man went up to a group walking east on Ygnacio Valley Road toward Homestead Avenue, less than half a mile from their school, Morgan wrote. The students talked to school officials, and the police are now investigating the incident.
Two days later, a man tried to engage a male student in conversation around 4 p.m. at a 7-Eleven on Civic Drive. The suspect allegedly showed the boy a sexually explicit text message on his phone, school Morgan said.
The student responded by going to a nearby business and waiting for the man to leave. He then informed the police.
The suspect in the most recent incident is described as a man in his 20s, who is 6 feet tall with a thin build and bald head. He was wearing a black Star Wars T-shirt and black sweatpants with a white stripe, and sported a neon green cast on his left arm, according to Morgan.
Police do not believe the two incidents are connected, but say they are disturbing nonetheless. A larger number of officers than usual will be stationed in the vicinity of the school at the start and end of each day.
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People with information are asked to contact Walnut Creek police at (925) 935-6400 or Sgt. Andy Brown at (925) 256-3553.
