Sketch of suspect.
This van is similar to one driven by man wanted in connection with recent incidents involving the Amish.
Amish people in the southern end are being "watchful," in the wake of three incidents involving a man in a van and their community this month.
The man coerced a 10-year-old Amish girl into his van last week in East Drumore Township, before letting her go after driving a short distance. He also pointed a gun at a brother and sister in a buggy, and forced them off the road in Colerain Township.
And he was seen knocking on doors of homes in the area.
"We're concerned for the welfare of our children," said an Amish father of five children, who lives in Drumore Township, not far from where the incidents occurred. "But we're also concerned about the welfare of the person. Obviously, he has some issues that need to be taken care of, in one way or another."
"It almost has to be a sickness of some kind," said the man, who asked not to be identified.
State police today released a composite sketch of the man, taken from a witness's description. They also released a photo of a van similar to the one used in the pickup of the girl.
The Amish man said it was his neighbor's children, a brother and sister, ages 22 and 18, who were involved with the first incident in the buggy. The two were on their way home from a youth group gathering when they encountered the man in the van.
"They were definitely scared," he said.
The Amish man said he thinks the van driver appears to be targeting Amish people because they are "easy prey."
The man said his oldest child, a 10-year-old, knows about the incidents but his younger children are not aware of them.
"They know not to be accommodating to strangers," he said.
School is finished Tuesday, and his children don't use a public road to get there, he said.
"It is a concern, but not a dramatic concern," he said.
The man in the van is described as being between 20 and 25 years old, with short, dark-colored hair.
The van he was driving is light blue. Police don't have a make but said it was probably a mid-1990s model.
Police have received about a dozen tips about the man, Trooper Gerard Sauers said. He is asking anyone with any information about the incidents to call him, at 290-1965.