Police seek suspect who approached showering woman in change room

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London police are asking for help identifying a suspect who allegedly approached a woman showering in the change room at a community centre last month.

A woman was in the women’s change room at the community centre on Wonderland Road on Sept. 28 at 3 p.m., when she noticed a man in the room and told him to leave, police said Monday.

The man left, but he returned and approached the woman while she was showering, police said. The woman, who wasn’t physically injured, reported the incident to police.

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Investigators released an image of the suspect, who is described as a Middle Eastern man, between 40 and 50 years old, with a large build, short black hair, and black-and-white beard. He was wearing a dark grey golf shirt, dark grey pants and white Crocs at the time.

Anyone with information should call London police at 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Police probe vehicle blaze

London police say they’re treating a Monday morning vehicle fire in the city’s northeast end as an arson.

Police say the blaze started at about 4:30 a.m. in a parking lot in the 600-block of Kipps Lane, east of Adelaide Street. No one was injured, police said.

Three other vehicles in the parking lot were damaged, police said, adding damage is estimated at $24,000.

Anyone with information is asked to call London police at 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

One charged in Hwy. 401 crash

One person is charged after a multiple-vehicle crash that closed the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 in Thames Centre during the weekend.

Five vehicles were involved in the crash near Putnam Road, east of London, on Saturday around 1:45 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police said.

No injuries were reported, but the eastbound lanes of the highway were closed for roughly two hours, OPP said.

A 28-year-old from St. Thomas is charged with following another vehicle too closely, an infraction under the Highway Traffic Act.

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