NWPD investigating 2nd suspicious white cargo van incident [Video]

For the second time this week, police in New Westminster are advising the public of a “suspicious incident” involving a white van.

On Monday, the New Westminster Police Department said two 12-year-old girls had been approached over the weekend by a man in a white cargo van in the 200 block of 11th Street.

“The driver asked if they wanted to go for a ride, which resulted in the girls immediately leaving to inform a trusted adult about the incident,” the NWPD said in a news release at the time, adding that the incident occurred around 11 a.m. on Oct. 26.

On Thursday, the department said it had been advised of a second, similar incident, which occurred on Oct. 17.

In this incident, two girls were walking on Seventh Avenue between Second and Fourth streets around 4:45 p.m. when they were approached by a white cargo van, police said.

“The …