The Essex County OPP major crime unit is asking for the public's help to identify a suspect involved in an assault in Harrow.
it happened Friday, August 24th between 4 and 4:30 pm.
Police say the suspect approached a home on Munger Street West to ask for directions.
When the homeowner stepped outside, the victim was assaulted with a weapon — despite attempts to detain the suspect, he fled the scene on foot and is believed to have left the area in a light-coloured vehicle.
The suspect is described as a white man, about 25-years-old and 6 feet tall with short dark hair, a beard and mustache. He was wearing a zip-up hoodie and baggy knee-length shorts.
Anyone who may have witnessed the assault or can assist in identifying the suspect is asked to call the OPP or Crime Stoppers.