Police warn residents after man seen peering through a window
Posted Aug 30, 2016 12:43:20 PM.
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HALIFAX – Regional Police are investigating after receiving a call about a man peering into the window of a Halifax home.
At 11:30 p.m. Monday, officers responded to a call of a man peering into the window of a house in the 6100 block of Willow Street.
When officers arrived, they saw a man looking into a window.
Officers identified themselves as police, and the man jumped over a fence and was last seen running toward Clifton Street.
The homeowners told police this was the second incident of a prowler outside of their home, saying they believe the same man was peering in several weeks ago.
The suspect is described as a man with tanned skin, approximately 30 years old. Last night, he was wearing a dark green or black zippered jacket or sweater with a hood, black gym shorts and white running shoes.
Police are asking residents to be mindful of activity in their neighbourhoods and report suspicious activity to police. Please do not confront anyone acting suspiciously but do attempt to obtain as much descriptive information as possible, including gender, complexion, age, build, height, hair color and length, clothing description as well as where the person was last seen and their direction of travel.
Police are asking anyone with information about this incident to contact police or Crimestoppers.