Parents fear predator on loose as girl approached by man in another southern suburbs attempted abduction Eynesbury and Rugby streets at Kingswood, where there was an attempted abduction yesterday. A local student walks to school near the junction of Eynesbury and Rugby streets at Kingswood. PARENTS fear a dangerous predator is hunting innocent children following another brazen attempted abduction in Adelaide's inner south. The details of the latest incident bear striking similarities to previous abduction attempts. Police said a girl, 11, was riding her bike home from school along Eynesbury Ave at Kingswood, about 3.45pm yesterday when a blue van, possibly a Volkswagon Combi van, stopped next to her, near the intersection of Rugby Rd. The male driver asked her to get in the car because her parents had sent him to pick her up. The girl was told her parents had been in an accident but the man drove away after about 30 seconds when the girl ignored him. Parents of students at Mitcham Primary School, which is just 300m from the scene of yesterday's attempt, have expressed concern at the ongoing danger. Mother Dipika Mistry, of Lower Mitcham, said she always dropped her two children at school, despite living within walking distance. "There is a point where you want to give your children a bit more independence ... but when you hear these stories you kind of almost stop again and have to go back to dropping them off," she said. When they're getting to that point where they're going to high school, you would think they could do that on their own but you just can't let them go to school and assume they've got to school. This person must be very blatant because he's doing it when there's a lot of kids and a lot of parents around. Another parent, Amanda Nikitas, said parents have been kept informed about previous incidents in the area. "It is worrying, but I pick my kids up from the classroom and the schools have been keeping on top of it, sending notes home and keeping parents informed," she said. Parents have been told to make their children aware of the incidents and what to do if they are approached by strangers. "It is threatening to hear about it," said father Ramesh Rajbhandari, of Ascot Park. "From yesterday we've been telling our daughter 'don't go with any strangers, if anything happens just run back to the school,'" he said. Georgia Freeman, who babysits two children in the area and walks them to and from Mitcham Primary School, said she was aware of at least four incidents. "Mercedes is just up the road, Scotch is not far away, then Unley and Mitcham Girls, so there's a lot schools around here and you get kids wandering around her at that time of the afternoon," she said. A lot of the schools have been sending out emails to parents saying this is happening, tell your kids and make sure they know what's going on. The suspect in the abduction attempt yesterday is described as caucasian, aged in his 40s, with brown-grey hair, brown eyes and was unshaven. He was wearing a chequered black/grey short-sleeved shirt, had a tattoo on his upper left arm and a gold earring in his right ear. The Combi van is described as being in good condition, with a registration starting with X. The attempt follows a similar incident nearby on Thursday last week, where a 15-year-old boy was approached near Mercedes College at Springfield. The boy was told by a man driving a white Toyota Camry that his parents had been in an accident. The man is described as caucasian, in his mid 40s, thin with dark greyish hair and unshaven facial hair. He was wearing a dark blue V-neck jumper and grey brown trousers. Police have also confirmed they have investigated previous abduction attempts near Unley High and Mitcham Primary schools. In both incidents the man did not get out of the vehicle. Police are treating the attempted abductions as linked due to the similarities between the incidents. Sexual Crime Investigation Branch, officer in charge, Detective Superintendent Damian Powell said the intention of the man isn't known but the allegations need to be taken seriously. "We take any allegation like this seriously, it is very early, there's a lot of unknown information around this, the safety of the community is paramount and our priority," he said. We won't take chances on second guessing. Our investigation will be thorough and it will be the investigation that will determine the truth around what happened. Det. Supt. Powell called for people to remain calm but vigilant. It's important that parents talk to their children, that they have in place a plan for what their children should do if they're approached by someone unknown to them. Police have doorknocked the area surrounding the two incidents and are examining CCTV and traffic camera footage from the area. Extra patrols have been sent to the area. Police are also investigating possible links between the two incidents and other similar events previously reported in the area. We haven't ruled out any links and what we actually do is go back and review past suspicious behaviour with similar types of methods. While on face value there may be a number that spring to mind, we really have to dig deep into them before we say that they're linked. If anyone is approached in a similar manner, please call police immediately on 000. Anyone with information that may assist police in these investigations is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.sa.crimestoppers.com.au