Vancouver police are putting out a warning after a 12-year-old girl was groped while walking on the West Side Tuesday morning.
It happened at around 7:45 a.m. on Feb. 13, on West King Edward Avenue at Pine Crescent, when she had stopped to use her phone.
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Officers say the man came up to her and quickly groped her before he ran away.
Police describe the suspect as a white man in his late 40s to early 50s, with grey stubble. He was wearing a black toque, a t-shirt, tight black pants, and a black backpack.
He may have had a noticeable freckle on his cheek by his right eye.
Anybody with any information is asked to contact police.