Police are warning the public about a rash of alleged “inappropriate” gestures and comments made to women in or around a Burnaby, B.C., park this fall.
Mounties have released a sketch of the suspect in an Oct. 13 incident in which a man is said to have approached three women at Deer Lake Park, uttered the comments and made a hand gesture.
There was no physical contact and the women walked away safely, but police are investigating whether that incident is connected to four others involving a man with a similar description.
“Burnaby RCMP is investigating this matter and has identified a person of interest in this case,” said Cpl. Mike Kalanj in a Wednesday news release.
“Our investigation is ongoing, but we want the public to be aware that this happened, and to report any similar situations to police.”
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The other alleged incidents took place between Sept. 26 and Oct. 17 and also involved inappropriate comments.
“Our officers would like to urge anyone who may have encountered a similar situation to contact our investigators,” Kalanj added.
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Anyone with information about the incidents is asked to contact the Burnaby RCMP detachment at 604-646-9999 and quote the file number 22-34507.
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