Winnipeg police are looking for a young man who forced his way into a Transcona home and assaulted a woman in her seventies Monday afternoon.

Officers were called to the Victoria Avenue West home around 3:50 p.m.

The woman, who lives alone in the residence, was assaulted but did not need medical treatment, Winnipeg police said.

A small amount of money was stolen and the man ran off.

Police are looking for a man around 18 to 20 years old. He weighs about 250 pounds and is about five foot eight or ten inches tall.

He was wearing a black sweater or hoodie, long dark shorts, a black toque and red-and-black high-top running shoes.

Police ask anyone with information to call 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).