London police are on the lookout for a suspect after a man was allegedly assaulted and carjacked at a downtown London intersection on Monday.
The incident happened around 6:50 p.m. at the intersection of Waterloo and King streets, police said Tuesday. It’s alleged a man entered the passenger side of a stopped northbound vehicle and then produced a hatchet, telling the driver to go around the corner.
At the corner of York and Colborne streets, police said the driver tried to disarm the suspect when the vehicle came to a stop, but was allegedly punched several times in the face, sustaining minor injuries.
The driver exited, and the suspect drove south down Colborne, police said.
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The suspect is described as Caucasian male between the ages of 25 and 35, approximately five-feet-10-inches, 140 pounds, with a full black beard and a bald or shaved head.
He was wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, running shoes, and a blue and orange baseball cap, possibly Detroit Tigers, investigators said.
The vehicle is described as a red 2007 Pontiac Solstace convertable with the Ontario plate BTZP671.
Anyone with information is asked to contact London police or Crime Stoppers.
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