Tuscaloosa Police Investigate Off-Campus Harassment – 9/22/14 — UPDATE
- September 22nd, 2014
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***UPDATE***
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
The victim in this advisory admitted to investigators that the incident described below did not occur. The investigation into this case has been closed.
UAPD ADVISORY
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
TUSCALOOSA POLICE INVESTIGATE OFF-CAMPUS HARASSMENT
The Tuscaloosa Police notified UAPD at approximately 11:00 am this morning that they are investigating a harassment that occurred on the Riverwalk running trail near the 2200 block of Jack Warner Pkwy (approximately 1 mile west of The Park at Manderson Landing). On September 21, 2014 at approximately 10:45 pm, the victim reported that she was jogging on the trail when the suspect emerged from the bushes in front of her and pushed her to the ground. The victim kicked the suspect, got to her feet and fled the area. No weapons or injuries were reported.
The suspect is described as follows:
- a dark-skinned male
- wearing dark pants and a dark shirt
- approximately 6’00”
Anyone who has any information about this occurrence is asked to call University Police at 205-348-5454, Tuscaloosa Police at 205-349-2121 or Crime Stoppers at 752-7867(STOP). Crime prevention information is published in UAPD’s Safer Living Guide, which is available online here.
