UPDATE: Police speak to man who approached young girls

RCMP in Kelowna have identified the man involved in a recent report that children were approached by a stranger.

On March 26, police received a report that a man had driven up to four young girls on Forest Edge Road in Kelowna on the afternoon of March 22. The man had a small dog with him and asked them if they wanted to get into his vehicle with it. The girls said no and ran to a relative’s house.

“Our officers have identified and spoken to the man in this situation,” Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy of the Kelowna RCMP, said. “We have determined that there was no criminal intent on his part, and he deeply regrets causing the children, their families, and the community concern. We have also determined that this incident is not related to any of the other recent reports.”

The first report to Kelowna Mounties was on Monday Mar. 22 where a man drove up to two boys on Arbor View Drive around 1:30 p.m. and asked them if they wanted to get into his vehicle. The two boys said no, and the man drove away. He apparently was seen by the boys several times again during that time period.