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Toronto police release photos of suspect vehicle wanted in connection with sexual assault

Police are seeking to identify the driver of a vehicle wanted in connection with sexual assault investigation. Toronto police / handout

Police are appealing for witnesses in connection with an ongoing sexual assault investigation in Toronto.

Toronto police said on Feb. 25 at around 3 a.m., the suspect stopped his vehicle in the area of Danforth and Greenwood avenues. .

Police said the suspect allegedly offered to give the victim a ride home, and they got into their vehicle.

Officers said the suspect then allegedly drove to a dead-end street in the area of Felstead and Lamb avenues and sexually assaulted the victim.

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Police said the sexual assault was interrupted when a black sedan drove toward the street.

“The suspect was startled and the victim exited the suspect’s vehicle,” police allege in a news release. “The suspect then fled the area in his vehicle, after mounting a sidewalk.”

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Police are now seeking to speak with the driver of the black sedan, and any other witnesses or victims.

Officers said the suspect is a man in his 20s, with a thin build. He was seen wearing dark clothing.

According to police, the suspect was driving a four-door light-coloured sedan.

“It is believed the car is a 2011-2014 silver Hyundai Sonata with a sunroof,” police said.

Police are seeking to identify the driver of a vehicle wanted in connection with sexual assault investigation. Toronto police / handout

Police have now released photos of the suspect vehicle.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

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