Police Investigate Sexual Assault 11-14-2016 – *UPDATE*
- November 15th, 2016
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ADVISORY UPDATE
According to the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit media release, investigators have arrested the individual who reported a sexual assault that occurred early Sunday morning in the parking lot near 6th Street and Wallace Wade for filing a false police report. Investigators interviewed witnesses and recovered video surveillance of the area which did not support the initial account of the incident. After further investigation, the individual admitted to investigators she falsified her report.
UAPD ADVISORY
November 14, 2016
University of Alabama Police Investigate On-Campus Sexual Assault
You are receiving this notification as part of the University of Alabama’s commitment to providing campus safety information in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act.
The University of Alabama Police Department is investigating a report of a sexual assault that occurred on Sunday November 13 at approximately 2:00 AM in or around the parking area of Solomon’s Lot at 650 Wallace Wade Avenue. The female victim was forced into the suspect’s vehicle, a red Jeep Cherokee, where the assault occurred.
The suspects in the assault are 2 males, one being described as Hispanic, approximately 6’2 with a wiry build.
Anyone who has any additional information about this occurrence is asked to call University Police at 205-348-5454 or Crime Stoppers at 752-7867(STOP). Crime prevention information is published in UAPD’s Safer Living Guide published at https://police.ua.edu/safer-living-guide-2-2/
The University of Alabama provides resources for victims through multiple offices including the Women and Gender Resource Center. Information is available at https://wgrc.sa.ua.edu/counseling-and-advocacy/