A redesigned Amherstburg Police vehicle is parked outside Windsor Police Headquarters on October 12, 2018. Photo by Mark Brown/Blackburn News.A redesigned Amherstburg Police vehicle is parked outside Windsor Police Headquarters on October 12, 2018. Photo by Mark Brown/Blackburn News.
Windsor

Girl approached by suspicious man

The Windsor Police Service Amherstburg Detachment is looking for a suspicious person who approached a young girl this week.

Police say the man approached a seven-year-old girl around 3:30 p.m. Monday in the area of Crownridge Boulevard and Thorn Ridge Crescent. He enticed her to join him by offering her candy. The man had a young boy with him at the time.

The young girl declined and reported the incident to her mother.

The man is described as white, around 30-years-old, and approximately 5'8" tall with a skinny build. He was wearing a blue sweater with a hood.

Police are asking anyone in the area who has video surveillance or dashcams to check their footage for any possible evidence.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Amherstburg Detachment CID at 519-736-8559 ext. 230, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.catchcrooks.com.

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