Detectives with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department located and arrested the man accused of attempting to lure a child into his car in northwest Las Vegas.
Metro police identified 31-year-old Irving Malagon as the suspect in the incident.
Officers’ investigation began on Thursday at approximately 2:38 p.m. when they say an 11-year-old child was approached by a white male driving a black two-door sedan.
LVMPDThe incident was reported in the 7200 block of Cottonsparrow Street, which is in a residential neighborhood near Buffalo Drive and Elkhorn Road.
“The male attempted to lure the juvenile into his vehicle while he was inappropriately touching himself,” police stated in a news release.
Police say the child ran to a nearby relative’s home and was not harmed.
Neighbors who spoke with Channel 13 shared concern over what happened.