Neighbor kid defend themselves against predator!

Mob of kids chase down suspicious stranger

Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle

Wielding baseball bats and sticks, a mob in northwest Houston today chased down a man suspected of preying on neighborhood children in recent weeks.

“We know him. The whole neighborhood knows him,” said Carlos Gonzalez.

Residents told police the 44-year-old man tried to lure children into his van last week while it was parked at a nearby elementary school. They also accused him of hugging a 12-year-old boy on Saturday while he was wearing women’s clothing.

Sharp-eyed neighborhood children initiated the pursuit of the suspected child predator.

“The little kids spotted him. The little kids started the chase,” Gonzalez said. “All the little kids in the neighborhood — they had sticks an everything.”

About 20 children, mostly armed with sticks, began following the man when they spotted him at 12:45 p.m. near Peg and Bolin.

One of the pursuers, Francisco Garcia, 12, said the man — who doesn’t live in the area — approached him Saturday night.

“He came up to me dressed like a woman and tried to hug me and talk to me,” Garcia said. “I saw that he was a guy so I left.”

Adults joined in the chase when the man threatened the young pursuers.

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