In a Friday release, police said on Sept. 19, the girl was walking home with her bicycle in the area of 43 Avenue and 33 Street, “when she was pulled into a van by a male suspect and sexually assaulted, the suspect male then pushed the girl out of the vehicle after the assault, before fleeing the scene southbound on 34 Street past a 7-11 convenience store,” the release read.
Edmonton Police Service cruiser. File photo.
The van is described as white, with rear “barn-style” doors, tinted windows and police said it “may have been parked on the north curb of 43 Avenue by the community lake.”
Police are asking residents in the Fountain Lake/Larkspur area to check home or business video cameras for any images of the van in the area between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
The Child Protection Section has taken control of the investigation, and the girl is currently receiving support from the Zebra Child Protection Centre
Police also ask anyone with any information about this assault to call them at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous tips can be given to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.p3tips.com/250.
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