A middle-aged man exposed himself to a group of children at Glenbrook Middle School on Tuesday morning.
The New Westminster Police Department is asking witnesses to come forward following an incident at the middle school on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at about 11 a.m. Officers were called to the school for a report of an indecent exposure.
“Staff at the school phoned the New Westminster Police Department to report that an unknown male exposed his genitals to a group of children on the school grounds,” said a NWPD press release.
According to police, the suspect is described as a Caucasian man, between 40 to 50 years of age, standing 5’6” tall, with a medium build, balding dark hair, wearing a blue puffy jacket, dark blue jeans and black shoes.
“What is concerning is that this incident occurred at Glenbrook Middle School, where there were numerous witnesses. He was last seen running toward the area of Eighth Avenue and McBride Boulevard,” said NWPD spokesperson Sgt. Sanjay Kumar in a video statement. “We do believe that there is dash cam footage out there and CCTV footage.”
The suspect fled across Eighth Avenue, heading toward McBride Boulevard and the Royal Square mall parking lot.
New Westminster police are asking anyone with dash cam footage from that area between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. to contact major crime investigators.
“There were a number of witnesses who saw this incident and investigators will be looking to gather as much information as possible,” Kumar said. “While these kinds of situations are not overly common, they are certainly alarming for anyone to witness.”
Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call the NWPD at 604-525-5411.
