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Halifax police release photo of suspect in Bedford Outdoor Pool incident

Halifax Regional Police have released this photo of a suspect in an incident at the Bedford Outdoor Pool earlier in July. Provided/ Halifax Regional Police

Editor’s note: Halifax police issued an update just before 2 p.m. to say they have identified the man in the photo and thank the public for the assistance.

Halifax Regional Police have released a photo of a man suspected of inappropriately touching several women at a children’s pool earlier this month.

Police say they responded to the Bedford Outdoor Pool at 277 Shore Dr. just after 9 p.m. on July 5.

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Several women had reported being touched while they were in the children’s pool area.

READ MORE: Halifax police looking for man who allegedly touched women at Bedford pool

The suspect is described as a white man in his late 20s to early 30s. He was about five feet 10 inches tall and weighed 200 pounds.

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The suspect had blue eyes, brown shaggy hair and a full brown beard that was about one-inch long.

At the time of the incident, he was wearing a chain with a cross pendant, black exercise shorts and a white T-shirt.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 902-490-5020 or submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers.

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