Police look to identify suspicious man at Burlington elementary school

Halton police are looking to identify a man who was seen interacting with young children at a Burlington elementary school last month.

Police say the man was seen on the property of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Elementary School on Country Club Rd. around 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 23.

A week later, the same man returned to the school and was seen interacting and possibly photographing children with his phone.

He left the area when confronted by school staff.

Police describe the man as Asian, roughly 60 years old, five-foot-eight with a slim build, dark grey hair and no facial hair.

During the first incident, he was wearing a light-coloured grey jacket with bulging pockets and was riding a blue bike.

In the second incident, he was wearing a grey pullover sweatshirt, a black baseball cap with a white emblem on the back, light-coloured framed glasses and white earbuds. He was carrying a large black cellphone.

Police are asking anyone with information or security footage from the area of the school to contact Det. Const. Dave Griffiths at 905-825-4777, ext. 2350.