Police seek black suspect South Chicago child abduction.... But you wouldn't know that by the police sketch

Police released a sketch today of a man who tried to abduct a 13-year-old boy in the South Chicago neighborhood last week.

On July 24, the boy was walking in the 8900 block of South South Chicago Avenue about 10:30 a.m. when a man male in a burgundy sport-utility vehicle pulled up next to him, according to a police alert. The man told the boy he would give him money for sex.

The boy ran away through a nearby park, went home, and told one of his parents, according to police.

The man was last seen driving north on South Chicago Avenue.

The man was described as black, between 30 and 35 years old, about 6 feet tall, with a slender build and medium complexion. He was bald. At the time of the attempted abduction, he was wearing a pink polo shirt and tan khaki shorts.

The SUV was a new model vehicle, possibly a Tahoe.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Calumet Area detectives at (312) 747-8271 or email tips to area2tipline@chicagopolice.org.

Parents concerned about their children walking alone to or from school can call the Police Department’s CAPS Implementation Office at (312) 747-9987 for information on safety programs or tell their child to run like hell when the black devil approaches.