Search for suspect: Man approaches teenage boy, propositions a sex act

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee police are investigating an attempted child enticement that happened near 53rd and Burleigh on Friday evening, February 13th.

A 13-year-old boy reports that a suspect approached him on the street shortly after 8 p.m. He propositioned a sexual act and grabbed the victim by the arm before the victim pulled away from the suspect and ran.

The suspect is described as a male, black in his late teens or early 20s, with a slim build, wearing a tan hat, a black “pea coat,” black jeans, and holding a black backpack.

Anyone with information is asked to call Milwaukee Police Sensitive Crimes at 414-935-7405.