Law enforcement investigates man approaching small children

The Jefferson County Attorney?s Office issued a press release today about an old man who asked young children in Fairfield their names and where they lived.

The press release said the man suffers from a medical condition that effects memory and impulse control. The man resides outside the county, and arrangements have been made with an out-of-county sheriff?s deputy to discuss the complaints with the man. He is not on the sexual offender registry nor has he been arrested.

On Wednesday, the Fairfield Police Department received a phone call that a tall older male in his 60s had approached a pre-school age child at a local business to ask the child her name and where she lived. The grandparent of the child advised police the same man had approached the child on three other occasions and asked the same questions. The grandparent asked the man not to speak with the child. The grandparent told police the man had approached other young children at various businesses in town.