WANTAGH, N.Y. (PIX11) – Police are searching for a man and a woman who tried to lure a 7-year-old boy while he was playing outside of his home in Wantagh on Sunday.

A gray Buick Enclave with the suspects inside pulled up to the home around 3:45 p.m., police said. The woman got out of the car, approached the boy, and asked if he would come with her, according to authorities.

The boy ran inside, police said. The woman got back into the car and fled the scene going westbound on Jerusalem Avenue, according to authorities.

Police described the driver as a clean-shaven man. The woman was described as 5’4″ with long, brown hair.

Detectives request anyone with information regarding the above incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.

Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.