Officers Investigate Suspicious Buses Attempting to Pick Up Children

Franconia and Reston Police Districts –

UPDATE: Preliminarily, detectives believe they have identified the bus associated with the Reston incident. It appears the bus was there for normal business and no criminal activity is suspected.

UPDATE: The bus driver from the Lorton incident has been identified. The bus was there for another pick up and no criminal activity suspected.

Around 7:44 this morning, a short white bus with a blue stripe tried to pick up a student at a bus stop in the area of Southington Lane in Reston. Officers were notified later in the morning. A community member tried to speak with the driver but he shut the door and drove off. The driver is described as a white male with facial hair.

A second incident occurred around 7:55 this morning involving a different bus. Officers were notified later in the day. Officers determined an unmarked yellow school bus with black stripes tried to pick up elementary school students at a bus stop in the area of Chynoweth St and Telegraph Rd in Lorton. When the driver was confronted by a community member, he drove away. The driver is described as a male, of unknown race, with long curly brown hair wearing a dark hat, a surgical mask and dark clothing. 

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