North Vancouver RCMP are warning the public after receiving two reports of a man exposing himself to teenaged girls.
Police say they have received two reports of a man driving a red or maroon “box type” jeep approaching teens in the Ridgewood Drive and Edgemont Boulevard areas on Tuesday around 3:30 p.m.
Cpl. Richard De Jong, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman, said in both incidents, the man reportedly called to teenaged girsl from his vehicle. When the girls walked over, the man requested a sexual favour in exchange for cash, said De Jong.
The man then exposed himself. In both cases, the girls ran away and either called their families or police.
The victims, two 15-year-olds and a 17-year-old, were not touched or harmed physically, De Jong said.
The suspect is described as being 25 to 35 years old with olive skin, weighing about 85 kilograms. He has short black hair and a beard and was wearing a white shirt and dark jeans at the time of the incidents.
“It’s uncommon for this type of behaviour to occur in North Vancouver but when it does, of course, police take it very seriously,” De Jong said. “We encourage parents to remind their children of the dangers of speaking to strangers, to be aware of this vehicle and the behaviour of the driver. If the public sees this vehicle, they are asked not to approach it but to note the licence plate number and call 9-1-1.”
In the meantime, police are taking witness statements and canvassing the area for any surveillance video that might have capture the incidents and working with the RCMP crime analyst to see if there are any suspects who match the profile.
