This is Plymouth -- A SCHOOL in Torpoint has written to parents warning them and their children to be extra vigilant after two men asked a pupil to get in their vehicle. Torpoint Community College deputy headteacher, Neil Maslen, wrote to parents on Monday after the incident which occurred at around 8am in Millbrook. The pupil was said to have been waiting for a school bus in the area when two men in a white transit style van stopped and asked if she wanted a lift. According to police she told the men no and that she was going to call the police, which she did. A spokesmen for the police said: "This happened while she was waiting for her school bus around 8am. She was approached by two men in a white transit style van. She refused to get in the van and called the police. She acted very sensibly. "As a result we had extra officers in the area yesterday and are doing the same again today." Mr Maslen's letter read: "It is with great concern that we make you aware of an incident that happened this morning. "A female student on her way into the College from the Millbrook area was approached by two men in a van, who asked her to get into the vehicle. Luckily, she was able to get her phone out and called the police. The men drove off and the girl was unharmed. We are working closely with the student and her parents. "The police have responded by speaking to the student concerned and by having a strong police presence around the area. They are also putting extra patrols on over the next few days. "Please can you make sure that your children are extra vigilant and if they see anything suspicious or if they are approached that they contact the police immediately."
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This is Plymouth -- A SCHOOL in Torpoint has written to parents warning them and their children to be extra vigilant after two men asked a pupil to get in their vehicle. Torpoint Community College deputy headteacher, Neil Maslen, wrote to parents on Monday after the incident which occurred at around 8am in Millbrook. The pupil was said to have been waiting for a school bus in the area when two men in a white transit style van stopped and asked if she wanted a lift. According to police she told the men no and that she was going to call the police, which she did. A spokesmen for the police said: "This happened while she was waiting for her school bus around 8am. She was approached by two men in a white transit style van. She refused to get in the van and called the police. She acted very sensibly. "As a result we had extra officers in the area yesterday and are doing the same again today." Mr Maslen's letter read: "It is with great concern that we make you aware of an incident that happened this morning. "A female student on her way into the College from the Millbrook area was approached by two men in a van, who asked her to get into the vehicle. Luckily, she was able to get her phone out and called the police. The men drove off and the girl was unharmed. We are working closely with the student and her parents. "The police have responded by speaking to the student concerned and by having a strong police presence around the area. They are also putting extra patrols on over the next few days. "Please can you make sure that your children are extra vigilant and if they see anything suspicious or if they are approached that they contact the police immediately."
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