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Police want to speak to man who was asking families in a park if he could take photos

Tthere are a number of legitimate reasons why someone would be asking permission to take photos in a park, police say
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Guelph Police say taking photos in public is not illegal, but they would still like to speak to a man who was approaching families last night.

“There’s no criminality involved, it’s more about clearing up why somebody is taking photos of kids in a park,” Inspector Cate Welsh said by phone Friday.

On Thursday approximately 6:45 p.m., police were called to Jubilee Park for a report of a male they described as being suspicious. The area was searched but the male was not located.

Welsh noted there are a number of legitimate reasons why someone would be asking permission to take photos in a park.

“They were asking permission to take photos,” said Welsh. “I think it’s just one of those things we want to get cleared up.”

The male was described as being white, approximately 6 feet tall with long, dark messy hair. He was wearing blue jeans and a black T-shirt.

Police are hoping the male will contact them and give a reason for asking to take photographs.

“We respond to complaints by citizens and come and look into it. If it’s a person who is doing it for legitimate reasons, why wouldn’t they just call in and say, ‘yah it was me, I have a business.’ Then we would know,” said Welsh.