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Winnipeg police investigate after women sexually accosted on buses

A Winnipeg Transit bus. Shane Gibson/Global News

Winnipeg police are investigating after female passengers were sexually accosted on buses on Tuesday morning.

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During the morning rush hours, police received reports of an adult man who was boarding a number of transit buses and assaulting passengers.

The women on board had told bus operators that an unknown man had grabbed their buttocks and tried to kiss them.

Additionally, a separate victim advised they had been spit on while the man exited one of the buses.

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The bus numbers and route times outlined below include:

  • Bus 737 – Route 47- 4 at approximately 7 a.m.
  • Bus 748 – Route 20-1 at approximately 9:30 a.m.
  • Bus 152 – Route 29-1 at approximately 10:20 a.m.
  • Bus 198 – Route 11-1 at approximately 10:30 a.m.
  • Bus 329 – Route 21-5 at approximately 11:00 a.m.
  • Bus 737 – Route 47-4 at approximately 11:30 a.m.

Police are continuing the investigation.

Anyone with information regarding these incidents are urged to contact Sex Crimes Unit investigators at 204-986-6245 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS or 204-786-8477.

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