ANCASTER — Hamilton Police are asking witnesses and residents with video footage to help identify a man accused of committing an indecent act in the parking lot of an elementary school.

Police said they received the report Tuesday, October 6. The alleged incident occurred outside St. Joachim Catholic Elementary School at about 4 p.m. Monday, October 5.

Parent confronted the man

According to police, an unknown man was in the school parking lot when he allegedly committed the act. A parent confronted him, and he left without any further incident.

Investigators describe the man as being in his mid-50s, with light brown skin and black-and-grey hair in a buzz cut. Police said he wore a black sweater with a red-and-grey pattern on the shoulders and front, blue jeans, large headphones and was associated with a grey Acura RDX.

Police request video from Monday afternoon

Anyone who was near Concerto Court and Amberly Boulevard between 3:45 and 4:30 p.m. Monday is asked to review dash-camera, residential or other surveillance footage for the vehicle or a person matching the description.

No arrest or charge has been announced. The allegation has not been proven in court.

Information may be provided to Det. Const. Caleb Hammel of the Division 3 Criminal Investigation Branch at 905-546-8967. Anonymous tips may be submitted through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Sources: Hamilton Police Service, October 7; CHCH News, updated October 7.

Lead image: flag of Hamilton, Ontario, via Wikimedia Commons; not a photograph of the school, suspect or alleged incident.