Police issue sexual assault alert after man sexually assaults four women in string of attacks in Toronto’s Little Italy and Trinity Bellwoods neighbourhoods
File photo of Toronto police car by Secondarywaltz/Wikipedia Commons. CC 3..0
Toronto police are warning the community after a string of sexual assaults in the Little Italy and Trinity Bellwoods neighbourhoods.
According to a news release by police a man riding a black BMX bike has sexually assaulted at least four women in the area during attacks going back to June.
On June 10, at approximately 1:15 a.m. a 26 year-old woman was walking near Euclid Ave. and College Street. She was approached by a man on a black BMX bicycle who sexually assaulted her before leaving the scene.
On Aug. 5 close to 11:15 a.m. a man riding a bicycle assaulted a 29-year-old woman who was walking in the Palmerston Blvd and Queen St. West area.
Less than a week later, on Aug. 11 at 11:15 p.m., a 25-year-old woman walking in the College St. and Manning Ave. area was sexually assaulted by a man riding a bicycle.
On Monday, Sept. 29 at about 10 p.m. a 26-year-old woman was walking in the Palmerston Blvd and Queen St. West area and was approached by a man on a bicycle who then sexually assaulted her.
The man is described as white or Asian, possibly 5’7″, approximately 25 years of age, with a small to medium build. In all four incidents he was seen wearing a black hoodie style sweater with the hood up, with a white design on the back, possibly a “skull” or white lettering. He is always riding a Black BMX style bicycle.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
A sexual assault is any form of unwanted sexual contact. It includes, but is not limited to, kissing, grabbing, oral sex and penetration. To learn more about sexual assault, including how to report a sexual assault, please visit the Toronto Police’s Sex Crimes website.
