Whitby: E-Scooter Rider Wanted After 16-Year-Old Girl Pushed Down and Assaulted

Durham Regional Police are looking for a man on an electric scooter after a 16-year-old girl was robbed in Whitby on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 28, 2026, police said.

Officers from Central West Division were called at about 4:00 p.m. to a robbery in the area of Rossland Road West and Country Lane.

What police say happened

According to police, the girl was walking to a bus stop when a male riding an electric scooter went past her, pushed her to the ground and tried to take her belongings.

Police said she got away by running across the road. The suspect followed her, pushed her to the ground a second time and assaulted her. He then fled east on Rossland Road West on his e-scooter.

The girl suffered minor injuries, police said.

Suspect description

Police describe the suspect as:

• Male, Black, 19 years old
• Slim build, with facial hair
• Wearing a black balaclava, all-black clothing and blue Nike shoes
• Riding a black and red e-scooter

How to help

Police are asking anyone with cellphone video, dash camera or surveillance footage, or any other information about the incident, to contact the Central West Criminal Investigations Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1805.