On Monday, October 1st, 2018, Hanover Police Service received a report of an assault that took place on September 4th, 2018 at 4:00pm. The information received was that a female was sitting in her motor vehicle in the parking lot of Food Basics located at 223 7th Avenue, Town of Hanover. The female was approached by an unknown male who knocked on her driver’s side window. The female lowered her window and the male reached inside the vehicle and touched her in a sexual manner. The encounter was very brief and the male then left the area on foot. The victim was not physically injured.
The suspect is described as a white male, between 18-25 years old, 5’8”-5’10” tall, weighing approximately 150lbs. He has medium length blonde/brown hair (to ears).
If anyone has information about this incident, they are asked to contact the Hanover Police Service at 519-364-2411 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
source: media release, Hanover Police Service