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Overland Park police seeking child enticement suspect

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Overland Park police are looking for a man suspected of attempting to lure a child into their vehicle. 

An 11-year-old boy reported that a man asked him to help him find his dog at about 4 p.m. Monday at 14100 of Grant Street, according to a statement from police. The boy said that after he refused to help, the man then ordered him to enter his truck. The child then fled the area.

The suspect is described as a black or hispanic man, wearing black plants, a black fleece shirt and a black ski mask. He was driving a black Ford F-150 truck with Kansas license plates. It had a bumper sticker that said "I Love Jesus" or a similar statement, according to the release. 

Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477 (TIPS).