safety alert

[pearlythebunny.livejournal.com]

To: The Tufts Community

From: Tufts Police

Date: July 6, 2008

Tufts Police received an initial report on July 6, 2008 regarding a
sexual assault. The incident occurred at approximately 6:00 a.m. on
Dearborn Road in Somerville, MA. The assailant approached the victim on
Dearborn Road and forcefully took the victim under a house porch.

The description of the assailant, given by the victim is as follows:
white male, brown wavy hair, light colored eyes, wearing a black T-shirt
and has a tongue ring.

An area search was conducted by Tufts Police and Somerville Police,
which proved negative. At this time, no suspects have been identified.

Comments

[jezekel.livejournal.com]

me either. no tufts student i've talked to has received an email either!

[maelithil.livejournal.com]

Yeah, no dice here either.

[studeronomy.livejournal.com]

I got an e-mail this morning alerting me that I have overdue books, but still no sign of this.

[shirt-seeker.livejournal.com]

So is this some scam?

[maelithil.livejournal.com]

Nah. In my opinion, since it's summer and very few of us live in the area year round, the administration probably turned off automatic email announcements to the Tufts' student body.

[pearlythebunny.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's a scam because I was on Dearborn Road Sunday afternoon around 1. I saw two Somerville police cruisers in front of a green house on the corner of Dearborn and Bromfield Roads. The police officers were talking to some people in front of the house, and a man in a white lab coat was taking photographs.

So I knew something had happened on Dearborn Road on Sunday, and then when I got this email message, I figured this must be what had happened. It's not definite proof, I guess, but it seems likely to me.

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

Anyone want to start a pool to see how long this takes to get a mention in the Journal?

They had a breaking story today about the fire department getting a cat out of a tree.