A woman was sexually assaulted at knifepoint Tuesday by a stranger claiming to sell magazine subscriptions, Vancouver police said.
At about 3 p.m., police said the suspect knocked on the door of the woman’s home at Stapleton Road and Fourth Plain Boulevard. He claimed to be selling magazine subscriptions and was holding a clipboard.
Then, he displayed a knife and forced his way inside her home, raping her, according to a press release from the Vancouver Police Department.
The knife was dagger style with a 12-inch blade, police said.
Vancouver police are searching for the assailant. He is described as a dark-skinned black man, between 30 and 35 years old, 6 feet tall and 180 pounds.
