Rossland teenagers approached by masked Trail man
By Trail Champion
On Saturday, May 31, at 5:18 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a stranger danger
incident after a 46-year-old man with his face covered had approached two teenagers in the 4300 block of Red Mountain Road, in Rossland, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich.
He said the man was driving a silver 2010 Acura MDX SUV when he allegedly stopped and asked the teenagers to enter his vehicle. The man said he wanted their phone numbers and to play video games with them at his residence. The teenagers rebuffed the man’s unsolicited invitation who then left the scene. The teenagers recounted the story to a parent who contacted the Trail RCMP.
“The man was described as Caucasian, approximately 50-years-old with grey hair. He was wearing sunglasses, a baseball hat, and a colourful bandana over his face,” Wicentowich said.
The officer obtained video surveillance footage of the man and his vehicle. The officer conducted patrols until they located the vehicle. The officer detained the man and his vehicle roadside. After investigating, the officer apprehended the man under the Mental Health Act. The officer took the man to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital for a medical assessment.
The matter remains under investigation.
Trail RCMP wants the public to be aware of this incident and to contact the police immediately if it occurs again,
Wicentowich said.
