Police need help to identify a youth suspect after an eight-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at a north Edmonton playground in July. Read More
Police have been trying to identify the suspect but are now releasing a composite sketch to generate tips about his identity
Police have been trying to identify the suspect but are now releasing a composite sketch to generate tips about his identity
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Police need help to identify a youth suspect after an eight-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at a north Edmonton playground in July.
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A male youth on July 7 around 5:30 p.m. approached a group of parents and children at the playground near 109 Street and 162 Avenue, asking if he could join in the play, police said in a Friday news release. It is believed the boy then took the eight-year-old girl into a wooded area beside the park and assaulted her.
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Police have been trying to identify the suspect but are now releasing a composite sketch to generate tips about his identity.
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The suspect has black hair and appeared to be around five-foot-seven. He was wearing a white T-shirt with a logo across the chest area, white running shoes and light blue jeans.
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Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact police at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.p3tips.com/250.
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