Help wanted

Police are seeking help following an incident in Ettalong on Thursday, March 29.

A 14-year-old girl got off her school bus on Springwood Rd near the intersection of Karingi Rd at about 4pm on that day.

A man driving a white van stopped next to the girl and ordered her into the vehicle.

The girl refused and ran from the scene.

The white van followed her for a short distance before driving away.

The girl reported the incident and local police were contacted.

The man involved was described as being of caucasian appearance, aged in his early 20s, slim build and short brown hair and goatee.

He was wearing a black baseball cap with a green emblem, a pink t-shirt, and had a tattoo on his left hand and a piercing in his right eye brow.

The vehicle he was driving was a white Ford van with a silver-coloured bull bar, no passenger side hubcaps and was dirty in appearance.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Gosford Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Media Release, 30 Mar 2012 NSW Police