Petaluma girl reports man asked her to get into car

<p>Petaluma police Monday were investigating a 14-year-old girl's report that a man asked her to get into his car outside a westside elementary school.</p><p>The encounter was reported at 1:56 p.m. near McKinley Elementary School off East Washington Street, Officer Nicholas Raccanello said.</p><p>He said the girl, who attends a different school, told police the man asked if she needed a ride.</p><p>The girl refused and kept walking, but the man apologized and asked again, telling her she was beautiful and insisting she get into his car, Raccanello said.</p><p>The girl flagged down a passer-by and the suspect drove away.</p><p>He was described as bald, 20 to 30 years old with tan skin and no facial hair. The man wore a black T-shirt and drove what appeared to be a newer gray Chevrolet SUV with chrome rims.</p><p>Anyone with information about the case can call police at 778-4372.</p>