Police are asking the public to help identify a woman who allegedly tried to push her way into the home of an 85-year-old man in Oak Bay, B.C.
The incident happened around 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 3, when the senior answered a knock on his front door believing it was someone delivering his newspaper.
When he opened the door, he was confronted by a woman who announced, "I am coming in," according to the Oak Bay Police Department.A neighbour who heard the commotion rushed to the senior's assistance and helped steady him, police said in a release Thursday. The woman fled on foot and was chased a short distance by a neighbour, who captured a photo of her before calling police.Police are looking for a white or Asian woman, approximately 20 to 25 years old, who stands 5'6" with an average build.
She has dark brown hair and was wearing a black coat, long black skirt, ruffled white ankle socks, a white T-shirt, black leather shoes and a yellow hat. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Oak Bay police at 250-592-2424 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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