UPDATE: Kingston police clear man of suspicion

Kingston Police say the suspicious person they were investigating for allegedly approaching children in the Westbrook area has been cleared of suspicion.

On Monday, Police released information about a man seen smoking near the intersection of Woodfield Crescent and Leyton Avenue in Westbrook around 1:30 p.m. on June 13.

They asked for the public’s assistance to identify him, and on June 18, police say they were able to identify the man and they now have no reason to believe that he has been approaching children.

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According to Const. Cam Mack, the man apparently had ties to the neighbourhood therefore, his presence was not deemed suspicious.

Nevertheless, police say the investigation to identify a male approaching children is on-going.

Kingston police are still looking for a man who was allegedly approaching children, offering them candy and trying to lure them to his van. They first asked for the public’s assistance on June 12 to identify this man, who had been described as a white man in his 20s, about five-foot-eight-inches tall, with an average build and dark brown hair past the shoulder. Kingston police have noted that the descriptions of the man had been conflicting.

Mack says there have been no new incidents reported since June 12, but Kingston police are still asking for the public’s assistance to help identify any person acting suspiciously around children.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Const. Craig Boyce cboyce@kingstonpolice.ca or Det. Amanda Smith asmith@kingstonpolice.ca.