Police are looking for a man who claimed to be an Uber driver and sexually assaulted two women in east Hamilton.
The first incident happened on Aug. 20 when a woman walking alone in the area of Barton Street East and Gage Avenue North was approached by a man who offered her a ride in his vehicle, identifying himself as an Uber driver.
Once she was inside, police say he sexually assaulted her before dropping her off at her destination.
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The same thing happened again on Sept. 16 — this time to a woman who was walking alone in the area of Parkdale Avenue and Queenston Road.
The suspect is described as a man between the ages of 22 and 25, about five feet five or five feet six inches tall and clean-shaven with a thin build and short black hair, wearing glasses, a white button-up shirt and dark pants.
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His vehicle is described as a white medium-sized sedan.
Police say they’re working closely with Uber in the investigation and have not yet confirmed whether he actually works for the ride-share company.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Phil Hedgcock of the Hamilton Police Sexual Assault Unit at 905-540-5544 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers online or by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
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