Reports of Tesla driver approaching girls under investigation

Three separate reports of suspicious man in Tesla Investigations are underway, but police haven’t said it the cases are connected. CTV’s Stefanie Davis reports.

Waterloo regional police are investigating three separate incidents where someone in a black Tesla approached girls.

It unclear if the cases are connected.

The most recent happened on Monday shortly after 3 p.m. Police said a girl was approached by a man driving a black Tesla while she was walking on Erb Street West at Westmount Road in Waterloo. He reportedly tried to have a conversation and offer her a ride.

She declined and walked away.

The vehicle was last seen heading west on Erb Street West. The driver is described as a man in his 30s with reddish-brown, longer hair and a beard.

Last month, police released a photo of a black four-door Tesla after the driver allegedly approached a girl waiting for the bus in the area of Karn Street and Brybeck Crescent in Kitchener on Nov. 29.

Police said he asked if she wanted a ride to school.

When she said no, he continued onto Belmont Avenue West.

On Nov. 22, a girl was walking on Bechtel Drive in Kitchener's Pioneer Park neighbourhood around 12:45 p.m.

Police said a driver approached and offered her a ride.

The man was described as in his late 30s, with brown skin, medium black hair and a short beard.

He was also driving a black four-door sedan, similar to a Tesla.

CTV News has reached out to Waterloo regional police for more information on these incidents and to ask if investigators believe they could be connected.