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Calgary police are trying to identify a man who allegedly groped a shopper several times at Real Canadian Superstore in the city’s northeast.

The incident happened about 11 p.m. on Tuesday, when the woman was shopping at the store, located at 3575 20th Ave. N.E.

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As she picked up a shopping basket, a man walked by and touched her buttocks, according to police. The woman believed it may have been accidental at the time.

But a few minutes later, the man walked by her in another part of the store and touched her buttocks again, police said. He then quickly walked away and joined up with another woman and child further down the aisle.

Police said that later on, as she was waiting at the checkout, the woman noticed the man in an adjacent line and told the cashier what happened. She also asked for a store employee to accompany her to the parking lot, saying she felt uncomfortable.

But as the woman waited for the employee, the man walked by her several times, and allegedly grabbed her again the final time he passed by. The woman then reacted and slapped the suspect in the head, before he ran out of the store, according to police.

Security footage from the store has been retrieved by police investigators, who are asking for the public’s help to identify the man. Photos of the suspect have been released.

He is described as being of Middle-Eastern descent, and was wearing a white T-shirt and grey pants.

Police believe he left the store driving a tan-coloured minivan, which could have been a Honda.