Police looking for man seen with missing student
VANCOUVER — Police in Burnaby are asking for the public’s help in identifying a “person of interest” seen with missing Japanese student Natsumi Kogawa after she was reported missing this month.
RCMP said Tuesday that Kogawa was last seen at her home in Burnaby on Sept. 7 and reported missing on Sept. 12.
Police recently came into possession of video surveillance footage taken at 1:27 p.m. on Sept. 8 near Seymour and Hastings in Vancouver.
Burnaby RCMP are releasing the images from the video in hopes someone can identify the man with Kogawa. Investigators hope to speak to the man, seen walking with Kogawa.
He is described as white, about 30 years of age, of medium height with a slim build and light-coloured hair. He was wearing a dark jacket, blue jeans, running shoes and a dark baseball cap, holding a black gym bag with red handles and wearing a dark-coloured duffel-style backpack.
Kogawa is Asian, 30 years old, five feet tall and 100 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Kogawa was studying English in the Vancouver area when she went missing.
Anyone with information on Kogawa’s whereabouts or the man seen with her is asked to call Burnaby RCMP at 604-2947922 and request tip line extension 5164. To make an anonymous report, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).