A woman in her 80s has been left “extremely distressed” after a male driver made sexual comments to her in Knaresborough.
North Yorkshire Police are appealing for information following the incident, which occurred at around 9.45am on Tuesday 20 May.
The woman was walking along York Place, near the junction with York Road, when she was approached by a man driving a white van.
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The van pulled up alongside her, and the driver first told her he was “doing drives and pathways”.
He then went on to make inappropriate comments of a sexual nature, which caused the woman significant distress.
The suspect drove off in the direction of Knaresborough Road towards Harrogate.
The van is described as looking similar to a Ford Transit and as it stopped on the side of the road, another driver beeped its horn as they were forced to drive around it.
The suspect is described as a man in his 60s, with short grey hair. He was smartly dressed, wearing a cream and coffee coloured t-shirt.
North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses and information including:
- Anyone who was in the area at the time and saw the white van stop and approach the woman
- The driver of the vehicle who drove around the van
- Anyone with dashcam footage that may have captured the van or the incident on camera
- Anyone with doorbell or private CCTV footage along York Road/York Place that may have caught the van or the incident on camera
- Anyone else who may have been approached in a similar manner but has not reported it to the police”
How to help the police
- Call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2 and ask for PC Jemma Grant
- Email PC Jemma Grant
- Contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via the website
- Quote reference number 12250090119