A London man has been arrested after police were contacted about a suspicious person in a southwest end neighbourhood.
Police say they received a complaint on May 23 regarding an unknown male who was observed watching and allegedly following a school-aged girl. The complainant told officers that the man was seen driving a black, Toyota Matrix on several occasions between March and May of this year.
Following an investigation by the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Section, 44-year-old Johannes Wilhelmus Laning has been arrested and charged with one count of criminal harassment contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. He will remain in custody pending a court appearance on Monday.
Anyone with information or who may have witnessed a similar incident is asked to contact police at 519-661-5670, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
