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Police are looking for a man who grabbed a 10-year-old girl near her school Wednesday.

Police in Richmond are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed a 10-year-old girl while she was running near her elementary school.

Just before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, police were called to James Whiteside Elementary School, after the young girl said a man, believed to be in his 40s or 50s, grabbed her arm, as she was running laps at a field near her school.

The man was reportedly taking photos of the area with his cellphone before the incident occurred.

“Though the student advised our investigator that she did not feel threatened, the incident is considered unusual and the motive unclear,” said Cpl. Dennis Hwang of the Richmond RCMP. “The police would very much like to locate this individual and speak with him.”

Police have described the man as a 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-10 clean shaven Asian man with a medium build and black hair. He was wearing brown pants and a black and blue sweater at the time of the incident.

Police have asked anyone with information on the incident to call Const. Jason Pickering at 604-278-1212.