Composite sketch of suspect released

CHAMPAIGN – Police released a composite sketch this morning based on a description of a man who tried to abduct a girl from Westview Elementary School in Champaign on Friday afternoon.

The man is described as a black male, 25 to 33 years old, with a medium skin tone and light moustache. He was last seen wearing a dark blue Navy-style pea coat and dark pants.

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