Police are investigating an incident in South Philadelphia in which two men wearing ski masks allegedly tried to lure two teenage girls into their van near a neighborhood playground.
The attempted luring happened around 4:30 p.m. last Tuesday along the 2300 block of Wharton Street, investigators said. Detectives credited the teens for their fast response.
“The girls did the right thing. They ran away. The van may have followed them, and that’s why we are extra concerned about this,” said Sgt. Eric Gripp of the Philadelphia Police Department…