Police search for man who allegedly grabbed 10-year-old in Halifax
The Halifax Regional Police is asking for the public’s assistance to identify a man who allegedly approached a girl Friday afternoon while she walked home from school.
Police were advised that between 3:05 p.m. and 3:15 p.m., a 10-year-old girl was walking home from school on Rosedale Avenue in Halifax, according to a news release from the Halifax Regional Police.
A white man grabbed her, police say, and tried to drag her. The girl managed to get away and went to a nearby house to ask for help.
The suspect was last seen running up Rosedale Avenue towards Willett Street, police say.
The man is described as:
- five-foot-10 inches tall
- late 20s
- wearing all black (black high neck t-shirt, black hoodie, black sweatpants, black toque with grey stitching, black sport shoes)
- brown hair hanging out from under the toque
- having a flower tattoo under his jawline on the left side of his neck
Police ask anyone with information related to the incident to call police at 902-490-5020 or contact crime stoppers.
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