POLICE hunting a man who has tried to coax several children into his car have released an e-fit.
The Devon public are being asked to be on the lookout for the man in case he has travelled in the region.
On Wednesday, December 10, there were three apparent abduction attempts near schools in South Gloucesterhire.
The first was at Redwick Road in Pilning, at 7.30am. The second was in Greenways Road, Yate, at 12.45pm, and the third was in Thornbury Road, Thornbury, at 4.15pm.
Each time, a child was approached by a man in a small, blue hatchback car and asked if they wanted a lift.
Avon and Somerset police spokesman Simon Whitby said: "We have issued this e-fit image of a man we want to talk to about a series of incidents in South Gloucestershire where schoolchildren have been asked if they want a lift in a car.
"The suspect is in his 40s, with a black mark under his right eye. He was wearing a beanie-style woollen hat and a brown, bomber-style jacket.
"He has a long dimpled chin and had a cut on his bottom lip."
None of the children responded to the suspect and the driver left without committing a crime.
If you know who this man is, call the police on 101, quoting reference 128908/14.
