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By Aaron Schulze

Do You Know This Man?

RCMP looking for person of interest in reported groping incident downtown

Jan 14, 2026 | 10:47 AM

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops RCMP are looking to speak with a person of interest regarding a reported groping incident that took place before the winter holidays. 

Just before 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 20, 2025, Kamloops RCMP say a woman was groped by a man while she was shopping in the 450-block of Lansdowne Street. In a news release issued Wednesday (Jan. 14), police say the man ran away after he was confronted by security. 

While police did not specify where the incident happened, the 450-block of Lansdowne Street is the location of the Lansdowne Village Shopping Centre.

A surveillance photo of the person of interest – who appears to be entering the Save-On-Foods on Lansdowne Street – shows a man wearing a black sweater, black toque and beige cargo pants. 

“The Kamloops RCMP is releasing a photo of the person in the hopes of advancing the investigation,” RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier said.

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Anyone with further information on the groping incident is asked to contact Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 and cite file 2025-41951.