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Police have arrested a man in connection with two indecent acts that occurred in Halifax.
On February 28 at 12:51 p.m., Halifax Regional Police were called by a woman to report she had been walking in Point Pleasant Park when a man engaged her in conversation and then exposed himself to her. The woman ran away and called police. Police members attended the park to speak to the woman and search for the suspect. While police were on-scene a second woman called police to report that a man had also engaged her in conversation and exposed himself to her. Through the course of the investigation the suspect was determined to be the same in both incidents.
Police were able to quickly locate the suspect within the park. Police arrested 21-year-old Muhammed Ahmed of British Columbia, he has been charged with two counts of committing an indecent act contrary to section 173 of the Criminal Code. He remains in custody and will appear in Halifax Provincial Court.