Taxi sexual assault investigation in NDG at a standstill

Montreal police say there's little more they can do to track down a suspect believed to havesexually assaulted a woman in a taxi inNotre-Dame-de-Grce.

Const. Danny Richer said investigators met with the victim, but she wasn't able to remember enough about her allegedattacker to lead them to a suspect.

"We are working on this case, but we do need more information to make the investigation progress," Richer said.

The alleged victim came forward last fallaround the same time that three other women reported similar incidentsto Montreal police.

• 4 women in NDG have been sexually assaulted recently in taxis: Police

At the time, police thought the cases could be linked, but after meeting with the alleged victims they discovered the incidents were not related and only one of the reports constituted an assault.

Richersaid the other three caseswere considered inappropriate behaviour. The information from those three cases was transferred to the Montreal Taxi Bureau, which deals withcomplaints aboutcab drivers.

As for the case of assault, Montreal police say the investigation will remain at a standstillunless someone else comes forward with more information.

Police encourage passengers to be cautious

In the meantime, Richer is reminding Montrealers to be careful he recommends booking a cab through an operator instead of hailing one on the street, travelling with a friend, and always sitting in the back seat.

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