Halifax police investigate suspicious incident where woman approached boy

CITYnews halifax / By Chris Halef

Halifax Regional Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a woman who approached a boy on Tuesday.

At roughly 3:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of a woman who approached a 10-year-old boy after he got off a school bus on Ontario Street.

Police said while walking home, the woman followed and approached the boy near the intersection of Fuller Terrace and Black Street.

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She attempted to get the boy to go with her but he ran away and reported the incident to a trusted adult.

According to police, the woman is described as a Black woman, between 40 to 50 years old, approximately 5’3″ tall, with dark curly hair.

At the time, she was wearing a red winter hat, red and black pants and glasses that looked to have jewellery hanging off them. She also had a red and green coloured flower tattoo on the top of her right hand.

Anyone with information is asked to contact HRP or Crime Stoppers.