Seattle police are on the lookout for a man driving a gold colored van after the driver reportedly posed as a school transportation official and tried to convince a mother to let her child ride with him.

According to Seattle Police, dispatchers received a 911 call around 8:20 a.m. from a woman in Magnolia who said a man posed as a school transportation official in order to give her child a ride to school.

The woman told police that she was waiting with her elementary school-aged child near 34th Avenue West and Brygger Drive West, when the man stopped the van in front of them. He claimed to be there to pick up the child. The woman questioned the man and refused to let her child ride with him. She took photos of the man in the golden van as he drove off.

Police are investigating the incident and are working with Seattle Public School officials to gather more details.

According to the King County sex offender registry, there are 22 sex offenders residing within 2 miles of the incident.

If readers recognize the man or the vehicle, please call 911. For more information about sex offenders in Seattle visit http://www.icrimewatch.net/index.php?AgencyID=54473.