Leamington OPP station. (Photo by Ricardo Veneza)Leamington OPP station. (Photo by Ricardo Veneza)
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Leamington OPP looking for suspicious man

Provincial police in Leamington are looking for a suspicious man accused of taking pictures of a young girl while in a retail store.

The OPP were called to the store on Erie Street South on Tuesday around 7:15 p.m. A customer reported they saw a man secretly taking inappropriate photos of a young girl in a dress. The store manager was notified and confronted the man who denied any wrongdoing.

After making a purchase, the man left the store in the company of two young boys.

The suspect is described as a white man between 30-40 years old. He is approximately 5'8" tall with a thin build, approximately 150 lbs. He has short brown hair with a short, scruffy, unkempt beard. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a grey/green polo shirt, dirty blue jeans, work boots, and a blue baseball cap with sunglasses on top.

The suspect has yet to be identified and the OPP Essex County Crime Unit is asking anyone that may know the identity of this individual or have information regarding this incident to call 519-723-2491.

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