Hawke's Bay Police are appealing for information from the public regarding an incident that occurred on the York Ave side of Anderson Park in Napier on Friday, February 24.
At about 6.30 pm a woman was walking in Anderson Park when a male ran up from behind and grabbed her before running off across York Ave and up Park Road towards Avondale Road.
Police believe the incident was sexually motivated.
The woman was not hurt but was shaken by the incident.
The offender is described as a male Caucasian, 6ft tall in his 20's with brown hair. He was wearing dark baggy shorts, a dark singlet, and was bare-footed but carrying jandals.