Police have released a composite sketch of a suspect wanted for slapping or grabbing the buttocks of three women in east Hamilton this year.

The man is wanted for three incidents in August and September where he rode up behind women and assaulted them.

The first incident was around 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 10. A woman was walking on Barton Street East near Kenilworth Avenue North when a man rode up behind her and slapped her buttocks, then rode away, police say.

On Sept. 26 around 7:40 p.m., a suspect rode past another woman and slapped her buttocks, this time at Cope Street near Roxborough Avenue.

On Sept. 30 around 7:10 p.m., a woman was walking around Harmony Avenue near Britannia Avenue when a man rode up behind her and grabbed her buttocks, police say. He stopped and looked back at the woman as she ran to a nearby home for help before riding away.

The suspect is described as:

White

Mid 20s to early 30s.

Thin and tall.

Wearing a T-shirt and blue jeans.

Having facial scruff.

Riding a dark bicycle. In one incident, he had a backpack.

Anyone with information should call Det. Sabrina Feser at 905-545-3854 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.