{"id":31732,"date":"2022-10-12T21:30:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T00:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=31732"},"modified":"2022-10-12T21:30:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T00:30:22","slug":"rcmp-appeal-to-public-for-info-related-to-sexual-assault-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=31732","title":{"rendered":"RCMP appeal to public for info related to sexual assault investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;95&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOWER SACKVILLE:<\/strong> Investigators in the RCMP\/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division are asking for information in relation to a sexual assault that occurred near Metropolitan Ave. in Lower Sackville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 7, Halifax District RCMP received a complaint of a sexual assault that occurred on October 4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators learned that three youths were at a skate park near Metropolitan Ave. when they were approached by a man who asked them for cannabis or cigarettes. When the youths told the man they didn\u2019t have any, the man left the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;7&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A short time later, one of the youths, a 14-year-old girl, was walking on a wooded path when she noticed the same man following her. The man approached her and demanded cannabis or cigarettes again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He then pulled her into the woods where he sexually assaulted her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man is described as being in his 20\u2019s, approximately 5\u2019 11\u201d in height, with a thin build and dark hair. He was wearing a black hoodie, black sweatpants, grey shoes and walked with a limp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;72&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators are asking anyone who may have seen the man at or in the area of the park on October 4 or anyone with information related to this incident to contact police at 902-490-5020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crimestoppers.ns.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.crimestoppers.ns.ca<\/a>, or use the P3 Tips App.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investigation is ongoing and being led by the Special Victims Section of the RCMP\/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>File #:\u00a022-123994<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;148&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;169&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;95&#8243;] LOWER SACKVILLE: Investigators in the RCMP\/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division are asking for information in relation to a sexual assault that occurred near Metropolitan Ave. in Lower Sackville. On October 7, Halifax District RCMP received a complaint of a sexual assault that occurred on October 4. 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