A 21-year-old man is wanted by Pittsburgh police after investigators say he tried to pull a 10-year-old girl into his car while she waited for her school bus on the morning of October 5. Police identified the suspect as Raequan Troutman, and a warrant has now been issued for his arrest.
According to WPXI, Pittsburgh police say Troutman is accused of trying to get the girl into his car as she stood at her bus stop that morning. The outlet reported that police credited a crucial piece of information the child provided with helping them identify him as the suspect. As of the report, WPXI described the case as developing and said it would update the story as more details emerge.
What Police Have Confirmed So Far
Pennsylvania law does include a statute titled Luring a child into a motor vehicle or structure, found in Title 18, Chapter 29, Section 2910, according to the Pennsylvania General Assembly. It is not confirmed whether that specific section applies to Troutman's case.
Other Alerts Across the Region
The Pittsburgh case arrives amid other separate warnings and reports from communities around the region, though each involves different details and dates. Police in Baldwin asked parents to watch for a suspicious person trying to lure children into his vehicle, according to a report from Audacy. The same report said Castle Shannon police received multiple reports describing a man in a white van who allegedly offered children candy and rides home.
In a separate incident, Wilkinsburg police said a man attempted to lure a 13-year-old girl into his van, according to CBS News Pittsburgh. Police described that suspect as an older man wearing glasses who was driving a green panel-type van, and said the girl ran home safely. Not every regional scare has turned out to involve a genuine threat: in 2023, O'Hara Township police said two reported child-luring incidents, which initially involved two men in a sedan allegedly offering candy to children, were ultimately determined to have been carried out by two juveniles who believed they were joking around, per Patch.
The Pittsburgh case remains active, and police have not released further details beyond the warrant.
