Officers with the Brooks RCMP detachment are on the hunt for the culprit in a Wednesday morning break-and-enter and subsequent sexual assault at a home in the southern Alberta town.

At approximately 2:30 a.m., July 2, a male suspect gained access to a townhouse on Princess Place and sexually assaulted a sleeping female.

RCMP have released the following suspect description:

  • Having an Aboriginal or Asian appearance
  • Approximately 21-years-old
  • Approximately 160 cm tall (between 5’3” and 5’4”)
  • Medium build
  • Short black hair
  • Having a teal green tattoo below his belly button, possibly part of a dragon
  • Having a dark black tattoo on his left shoulder in the shape of an awareness ribbon
  • Clean shaven face
  • Brown eyes

No items were removed from the home and the suspect is believed to have fled the area on foot.

The victim does not know her attacker.

Anyone with information related to the attack is asked to contact the Brooks RCMP detachment, 403-794-4400, or anonymous tips may be submitted to Crime Stoppers.