Overview
- A 10-year-old boy told police that a man approached him while he rode his bike Saturday near Henry Clay Street and Berkeley Boulevard, offered a gift and reached toward him before the boy rode away and reported the encounter.
- Police say no physical contact occurred and the child was not injured, and officers searched the area after the family called the department.
- The suspect is described as an unknown white male about 19 years old wearing all black clothing and investigators say the probe remains active as they follow leads.
- The boy’s mother praised his response and said the encounter has made him more cautious, while neighbors have offered to review Ring and other home surveillance through a neighborhood Facebook group to aid the inquiry.
- Whitefish Bay police say attempted child abductions by strangers are extremely rare and they ask anyone with information to call the non‑emergency tip line at (414) 962-3830.