Two incidents in which children were invited to get into a dark-colored vehicles in Commerce City has police suspicious about the intent of the driver or drivers.

Lt. Chuck Saunier said it isn’t known if the two incidents are linked.

The first was Friday at 4:30 p.m. An 8-year-old boy was playing on the playground at Second Creek Elementary School, 9950 Laredo Drive, when he saw a dark car driven by someone he thought was a relative.

As he got close, a Hispanic male in the driver’s seat said, "Hop in, your mom said to give you a ride."

The youngster became frightened and ran home to tell his mother. She called police.

The car was described as a dark red sedan, similar to a Pontiac Grand Am, with scratches on the driver’s door and no rear window.

The following day, a 9-year-old girl was playing at the park at East 105th Avenue and Landmark Drive about 6:50 p.m., when she fell on her bicycle.

A Hispanic male driving a green SUV helped her from the ground, and asked if she wanted to go to his truck to pet his dog. When she got close and didn’t see a dog, she rode her bicycle home to tell her mother.

That man was described as 20 to 30 years old, 6-feet to 6-feet-4, with black hair and a mustache. He had a tattoo on his right arm, possibly of a dragon, and was wearing a black hat, white shirt and sunglasses.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Commerce City Police Department at 303-287-2844.