NEWARK (BCN) -- Newark police are warning residents of a man who tried to lure an  11-year-old boy into his van on Tuesday.

The boy said the man drove up to him in the area of Parkshore and  Edgewater drives at about 4:20 p.m. and asked him if he needed a ride, police  said.

When the boy declined, the man got out of the van, opened the  passenger door and asked him to get in, police said. The boy ran away.

Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the man or  the vehicle.

The van is green with tinted windows, and may have the letters  "NVE" on the license plate.

The man is Hispanic, about 5 feet 11 inches tall and is described  as having a "big stomach," police said. He was wearing a black sweatshirt,  blue denim pants with holes in the knees and a blue wristband on his left  wrist.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the  Newark Police Department at (510) 578-4237.

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