Two teenage girls were assaulted by a masked man in Mission on Friday (June 6) night.
Mission RCMP were called to Centennial Park just after 9 p.m. after people witnessed the incident and stepped in to help. The girls – aged 15 and 16 – were near the intersection of Taulbut Street and 11th Avenue when a masked man kicked one of them off her E-scooter, causing her to fall to the ground, then he pushed the other girl to the ground.
The suspect attempted to take the scooter, but left it and instead stole an iPhone from one of the girls, which had fallen onto the ground. It was still daylight at the time and there were numerous people outside in the area.
According to an RCMP press release, a “good neighbour ran up to intervene, and the offender ran off in the direction of 14th Ave., but was not located. Fortunately, the girls only suffered minor physical injuries, although it was certainly a traumatic experience for them.”
The offender is described as a Caucasian male, wearing a ski mask, black hoody with a large red or orange logo on the front, black skinny jeans, and black shoes. He was not known to the girls.
Photos of the man have been are released in hopes that someone will recognize him and notify police. Police say if anyone does recognize this individual, or saw someone matching his description in the area and can provide more information about his last known whereabouts is asked to immediately call Mission RCMP, 604-826-7161, file 25-6584.
Residents in the area of Grand Street and 14th Avenue are also asked to check their CCTV footage from 8:50 pm to 9:20 pm on Friday June 6, in case the offender was captured on camera.
