BROWN COUNTY- Law enforcement authorities are investigating report of an alleged child in danger ruse and are alerting the public.

Just after 6 p.m. on Friday, a motorist reported that in the vicinity of U.S. 73 and Sunflower in Brown County, a car seat was spotted along side the road with a purple blanket over the top, which made it appear the child, was still in the seat, according to a media release.

When the person went to check on the seat, two people in dark blue jeans and masks exited the ditch and advanced towards the motorist.

One was wearing a dark blue hoodie. The concerned motorist got back in to their vehicle drove away and notified law enforcement immediately.

Officers from Atchison and Brown County Sheriffs Offices and Horton Police Department responded and no one was located.

Law enforcement authorities are alerting the public that if they should see anything of a similar nature to call 911 immediately and do not stop until you reach a safe location to do so.