Sarnia Police looking for suspect after 73-year-old woman assaulted, robbed

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· Posted: Mar 11, 2025 7:19 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

Sarnia police accidental they are looking for a fishy aft a 73-year-old pistillate was injured during an battle and theft.

The pistillate was walking  adjacent the MacPherson Fountain connected Sarnia's waterfront astatine astir 4 p.m. Monday erstwhile constabulary accidental she was unexpectedly pushed to the crushed from behind.

The man went done the victim's pockets and stole a acceptable of keys, constabulary allege, and erstwhile the antheral did not find thing of important value, helium "expressed frustration" earlier fleeing southbound. 

Police picture the antheral fishy arsenic being successful his precocious 20s with a bladed build, wearing a camouflage sweater, acheronian jeans and a achromatic beanie hat. 

The Sarnia Police Service says investigators are looking to talk with a pistillate passerby who assisted the unfortunate astatine the scene. Investigators judge this pistillate whitethorn person further accusation that could assistance place the suspect.

Authorities are besides encouraging different witnesses, including those who whitethorn person been biking, running, oregon driving successful the country astatine the time, to travel forward. Those with dash camera footage oregon different recordings that whitethorn person captured the incidental are urged to cheque their devices.

"While it is an unfortunate reality, erstwhile walking oregon exercising connected nationalist trails, oregon nationalist spaces, a heightened grade of caution indispensable beryllium undertaken than successful years past," constabulary said successful a statement.

The constabulary section is reminding residents to enactment alert, debar distractions, locomotion with a radical of radical and debar carrying valuables.