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VPD asks public to help identify suspect in weekend Mount Pleasant sexual assault

Police describe the male suspect as tall, slim and dark skinned, in a dark jacket, dark pants and white shoes. Tips go to the VPD Special Investigation Section.

By Northline Newsroom
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Vancouver police are turning to the public to identify a suspect in a sexual assault that took place over the weekend in Mount Pleasant.

The Vancouver Police Department says the suspect is male, tall and slim, with dark skin. He was dressed in a dark jacket, dark pants and white shoes.

Investigators have not publicly identified him, and the appeal is aimed at anyone in the neighbourhood or elsewhere in the city who may recognize the description or saw something that weekend.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the VPD's Special Investigation Section at 604-717-0601.

Police have not released the specific time or location of the assault within Mount Pleasant.

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