Beware of the “Winnipeg Flasher”

Winnipeg police are investigating after a man exposed himself to a women Saturday morning.

Police were called to the intersection of Antrim Road and Louelda Street after receiving a report of an apparent indecent act just before 11 a.m. Saturday morning.

A 23-year-old woman was said to have been sitting in her vehicle when a strange man knocked on the window of the driver’s side door  getting her attention. The Stranger is then accused of  exposing himself to the woman aswell as performing an indecent act outside of the vehicles window. The victim shouted at the man scaring him off and he is said to have then fled on foot.

The suspect is being described as a Caucasian male, in his late 20s, and is about 5 feet 10 inches tall.   He is described as having a medium build and was said to be wearing dark sunglasses, a black toque and a sweater with a pattern on it at the time of the incident.

There was  no physical contact made between the suspect and victim and she was physically uninjured in the “attack”.

The Winnipeg East District crime unit is investigating and asking anyone with information to call investigators at 204-986-2857 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).

SOURCE: Winnipeg Free Press

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