There is always a surge in this kind of thing happening / being reported when the weather changes and people start walking in the streets again. Always.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, educating yourself on human trafficking and stranger danger is key. Some useful links are here:

https://twitter.com/yourewrongabout/status/1292810366158684167?lang=en

Just for the record, all of those lovely graphics they retweet are fake.

Hooray! Thank you for posting this. As soon as a I saw "white van" I thought "I've got to post a link to this episode!"

Yes, educating yourself on human trafficking and stranger danger is key. Some useful links are here:

https://twitter.com/yourewrongabout/status/1292810366158684167?lang=en

Just for the record, all of those lovely graphics they retweet are fake.

Anonymous wrote:I’m very skeptical about these types of claims. I remember reading the similar white van story before and nothing one out, which makes me believe it’s not true.

I think you are ignorant of the prevalence of human trafficking; DC is a hotspot for it, by the way.

But that’s not to say you are an ignorant person: just unaware. The US DOJ publishes crime statistics available to the public.

Maybe you should become familiar with the facts, rather than relying on your uneducated skepticism.

Anonymous wrote:And none of the Nests on an entire street caught a photo of this van or the license plate? You're slacking Bethesda.

Police checked security footage of residents in the area, and it’s my understanding they found images of the people chasing a kid.

Remember when we had to be on the lookout for white vans during the DC sniper attacks?

There are always white vans in the vicinity. We should ban them.

I’m very skeptical about these types of claims. I remember reading the similar white van story before and nothing one out, which makes me believe it’s not true.

And none of the Nests on an entire street caught a photo of this van or the license plate? You're slacking Bethesda.

Also heard today that a friends 10 yr old daughter was approached while walking home from Little Flower School on Mass in Bethesda. Woman offered her a ride home. Be vigilant, this is creepy stuff.

Here’s Robert Dyer’s blogpost on it fwiw

http://robertdyer.blogspot.com/2021/03/white-van-following-children-in-bethesda.html?m=1

I believe it. My friend’s daughter was pursued home by a man in a sedan a few years ago in east Bethesda near the downtown.

Oh wow. Thanks for sharing, OP.

We routinely see these stories on Nextdoor (as was this one). If any of these stories were even remotely true, the DMV would be the child kidnapping haven of the world.

Thank you for letting us know. I was unaware

Apologies if there is already a thread posted on this. On Wednesday 3/3/21, a man and a woman in a white van followed a 13 yr old boy on a bike in the neighborhood behind Pyle at 4pm. They slowly followed to meet his pace and made a u-turn to continue following him. When he got to his house they yelled for him. An hour later, white van followed 2 11 yr old girls in Wood Acres. Again, did a u-turn to follow when they noticed and changed direction. This time the man and woman got out of the car and started to approach. When the mother showed up, they jumped back in their vehicle and sped away.

Police were dispatched but did not find van. Description is an older heavy set white man and a thin white woman. Please be careful and call the police if you notice anything suspicious.