Waterloo Regional police have released a sketch of a suspect after two sexual assaults in the area near the universities in Waterloo.
Police say early in the morning of Sunday, June 19, a 22-year-old woman was sexually assaulted while walking on Hazel Street in Waterloo. A man grabbed the woman from behind, but let go when the woman screamed. The man ran off in the direction of University Avenue.
Approximately half an hour later, two women in their early 20s were inappropriately touched from behind as they walked on Lester Street. Police say there was a physical altercation and the man may have suffered an eye injury.
The suspect is described as a black male, in his 20s, short dark hair, 5’10’’ and 170 to 180 pounds. He was wearing a grey or cream coloured sweater and grey basketball shorts.
