Quesnel RCMP Advise Women to be Alert and Aware

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Quesnel RCMP are  advising women be extra careful after a third  incident involving a suspect  who is described as a white male aged 50 – 60 years old.

The latest incident involved a teenaged girl on Friday night.  The girl approached a vehicle near the river walk trail at the end of Bowron Street near Murphy Street in Quesnel.  She approached the truck and asked the driver for a cigarette.  The man lunged toward her and fondled her.  When the girl tried to get away, the passenger door on the truck was slammed on her hand.  She suffered cuts and bruises.

While Quesnel RCMP say they don’t know if this incident is linked to two other recent cases, they are   concerned.  July 10^th at Ten Mile Lake Beach, a white male, aged 50-60 was hiding behind some bushes watching some children, when confronted by adults, he fled the scene.   On July 27^th a woman was walking the trail near the Wilma Hansen Memorial Park when she was grabbed by a man. She was able to escape unharmed. The suspect  was described as  white, aged 50 – 60. 

Quesnel RCMP say  women  must be aware and alert to their  surroundings at all times and must not  put themselves into a vulnerable position either by approaching strangers  in the darks, walking local trails alone, or getting  intoxicated. 

Police are also asking the public to keep an eye open for suspicious vehicles near parks or trails or secluded spots, or in places where the driver or occupant appears to be watching women or children.

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