The Winnipeg Police Service wants to make the public aware of a suspicious vehicle that has been spotted around schools in the Elmwood-Rossmere area.

Police describe the vehicle as an earaly 2000s dark blue Ford E350 Econoline van with blacked out windows. Police say the driver is a white man between 50-60 years old with a slim build, short white hair and was wearing a plaid shirt.

Police said the vehicle was seen near a school in the 100 block of Poplar Avenue on Thursday around 3 p.m., when the driver tried to speak with a teenaged girl and then drove away.

The vehicle was then seen again shortly after near a school in the 900 block of Henderson Highway. It was here that the man was confronted and then drove off, police said.

Police said the vehicle was then spotted near a third school in the 600 block of Brazier Street.

Police announced Saturday morning that they have located the vehicle and investigators have spoken to the driver.

No charges have been laid and the investigation is ongoing, police said.