The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) is investigating a pair of suspicious occurrences involving youth being followed in Burlington on the same day.  

On Tuesday June 10, 2025, two young children (one male and one female) were followed home from St. John Elementary school on Brant Street by an unknown male. The male was standing and waiting with parents at dismissal time but was not accompanied by a child, nor did he pick up a child. When the two children began their walk home, the unknown male followed closely behind them for more than a kilometer. He did not speak to the children at any point. When the children eventually came to the street with their home, he turned and walked back towards the direction of the school.

No physical injuries occurred as a result of the occurrence.

The male is described as follows: Approximately 40-year-old male with brown skin. He is tall with an average build and has black hair and black facial hair. He was wearing glasses, white Airpods and a black striped shirt with blue jeans and white shoes.  

On the same day (June 10) at approximately 7:30 pm, a female teenager was followed in the Headon Forest area of Burlington.

The teenager was walking her dog on a hydro path that runs between Headon Forest Drive and Deer Run Avenue and passed a male sitting on a bench. After she passed, the man got up and began to follow her.

The male was wearing a hoodie and appeared to be attempting to hide his face. The female became nervous and ran back to her home. Once in her yard, the male remained in the area for a short period of time.

This male was described as a male with brown skin, thin build, and approximately 6 feet tall with a black beard. He was wearing a gray hoodie with writing on the back, black pants, and white adidas shoes with black stripes.

It is unknown if the suspect in the incidents are the same male.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation or dash cam or surveillance footage from the areas on June 10 is asked to contact the 3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4777 ext. 2316.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. "See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers" at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.

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