Livonia police locate man who allegedly tried to lure boys to car

LIVONIA, Mich. – Police said a man who tired to lure boys to his vehicle Thursday night on Westfield Street in southeast Livonia has been identified.

An investigation is ongoing.

The boys were playing in a yard on the south side of Westfield Street -- near Harrison Street and West Chicago -- when a man driving a four-door vehicle pulled up and stopped in front of the yard. He held out a small ball and called the boys over to the car. 

The boys took off running.