Overview
- A woman told police a man tried to open her car door on Epping New Road and gestured at her.
- Officers released a description of the suspect as white, aged 30 to 40, in a navy-blue coat, jeans, and a woolly hat.
- Police rejected social media claims about a link to The Bell Hotel and warned that such speculation is unhelpful.
- Detectives asked drivers or residents with CCTV or dashcam video to share it to help the inquiry.
- The Bell Hotel drew protests last summer after an asylum seeker housed there was jailed and deported for sexual assaults.