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Toronto police issue alert as officers investigate ‘potential sex offender’

Police say they are trying to identify this man.
Police say they are trying to identify this man. Handout / Toronto Police

The Toronto Police Service has issued a public safety alert as officers work to identify a man connected with an investigation into a “potential sex offender.”

Police said the investigation is tied to an incident that occurred on April 4.

At 3:30 p.m., a man boarded a TTC bus in the Pharmacy Avenue and Lawrence Avenue East area in the city’s east end, police said.

While on the bus, the man allegedly assaulted a woman.

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Officers described him as five feet 10 inches, 20 to 30 years old, with a medium build and short straight hair.

He was reportedly wearing a white hoodie, grey pants, white Adidas running shoes, and a black and grey backpack.

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Anyone with information can contact police at 416-808-4100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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