Police Investigate Off-Campus Assaults- 9/5/2015
- September 5th, 2015
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Between August 29th and September 3rd a series of assaults were identified in the areas between the Strip and downtown. Five incidents were identified to have similarities. In these incidents the victims stated that the suspects were dark skinned males in their early 20’s. The males approached the victims and physically assaulted them. Suspects are targeting primarily individuals traveling alone, by foot, in the early morning hours. Suspects did not take victim’s property but did cause minor injuries to the victims. In all of the cases the suspects have fled the scene on foot.
Anyone who has any information about theses occurrences are asked to call University Police at 348-5454 or Crime Stoppers at 752-7867(STOP). Crime prevention information is published in UAPD’s Safer Living Guide, which is available online here.