Girl Followed Home From School Bus Stop

BARRINGTON HILLS, IL - A neighborhood in Barrington Hills is on high alert this week after a report from police that an 11-year-old girl was followed home from the school bus into the driveway of her home Tuesday afternoon.

An alert shared by the Barrington Police Department on social media indicates a suspicious vehicle followed the girl up the driveway near Algonquin and Bateman roads around 4:20 p.m.

The only description provided to police was that it was an older black car that was possibly driven by a white male subject. Whoever was driving the car left immediately when the girl turned on the lights outside the home, police said.

Patrols in the area have stepped up immediately after the report, which is the second instance of "stranger danger" reported in the Barrington-area this month. Police have also reported an incident in Tower Lanes on Dec. 1 in which a man approached a group of children to offer them money in return for helping him find his bunny.

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