A 20-year-old man faces charges of criminal harassment in relation to eight incidents between Sept. 15 and Nov. 3.
A 20-year-old man has been arrested after multiple women in Burnaby received unsolicited handwritten notes expressing "thoughts of a sexual nature" and women's underwear.
The women, all of whom live in the area of Telford Avenue and Beresford Street, received the notes on eight different dates and times between Sept. 15 and Nov. 3, according to a Burnaby RCMP news release Thursday. Methods of delivery included leaving the items on the windshield of the women's vehicles or putting them through their mail slots, according to police."I can only imagine the unsettling feeling these women must’ve felt knowing someone was watching them," Burnaby RCMP Sgt. Freda Fong said in the release.
"It was important for us to promptly identify and arrest the individual at the soonest opportunity. We need to send a strong message to the community that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated and that the police prioritize women's safety."He has been released on strict conditions, including a ban on contacting the women or going any place they might be.For more information, please visit the Government of Canada's Stalking is a crime webpage.
"Anyone who may have been the victim of this type of crime is asked to please report it to your local police," stated the release.
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