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Suspect in child lurings sought

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NEW YORK (MYFOXNY) -

Police are looking for the man suspected of luring two different teenage girls in Queens . 

Authorities released a composite sketch of the suspect. 

Police say the man pulled up alongside a 13-year-old girl in his Cadillac Escalade on Northern Boulevard near 102nd Street in the Corona section on Friday night.   Police say he started talking with the girl and when she tried to walk away, he got out of his SUV and grabbed her by the arm. 

The girl was able to get away. 

Later that night, the same man approached a 14-year-old girl near Northern Boulevard and Parsons Boulevard in Flushing. The victim was also able to get away. 

Police say the suspect is a light-skinned Hispanic man, about 30-35 year old, 5'7"-5'9", 170 pounds, wearing a black jacket, dark pants and a blue collared shirt. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477).

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