Surrey police seek help identifying suspect in alleged sexual assault

Surrey Police Service is asking the public to help identify a suspect in an alleged sexual assault of a female youth at Bear Creek Park on Aug. 9, 2026.

Frontline officers responded at about 8:11 p.m. after the report. Police said the youth told officers she had been groped by an adult male and provided a description before he fled the area. She was not physically injured.

Officers conducted extensive patrols of the park and surrounding area but did not find the suspect. SPS describes him as a South Asian man about five feet eight inches tall, wearing a blue Adidas toque, black T-shirt, black pants and black flip-flops.

Anyone with information about the suspect or who witnessed the incident is asked to call the SPS non-emergency line at 604-599-0502 and quote file 26-84299 (SP). Anonymous tips can be provided to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or through solvecrime.ca.