Increase in assault cases in Davis/Porter area

[littlecitynames.livejournal.com]

I got this email from Tufts yesterday. Apparently the police are aware of the increase in similar-sounding assault cases in the Davis/Porter area.

Last night Tufts Police alerted the campus to a sexual assault on a Tufts student at the corner of College and Stanley Avenues in Medford. The student, who was able to fight off her male attacker, reported the incident to Medford Police.

Information recently received from the Somerville Police indicates that this incident is similar to others reported in different parts of the city beyond the Tufts area.

In these incidents, women have reported being grabbed from behind by a man and indecently assaulted before scaring off the attacker. The target is typically a lone female, usually wearing a skirt or dress, who is walking late at night or early in the morning from the Porter Square or Davis Square MBTA Stations. Descriptions of the suspects in these incidents varies.

We are working with other police agencies to identify and apprehend this suspect. We will provide additional information to the Tufts community as it becomes available.

Anyone who has information related to these crimes is urged to contact Tufts Police at 617-627-3030, Somerville Police at 617 625-1212, or text SPD617 to Tip411 or Medford Police at 781-395-1212.

Meanwhile, we encourage you to take appropriate precautions.

Watch out for your own safety and the safety of others.

Utilize the safety escort service by calling Tufts Police at X73030 (617-627-3030 from off-campus or cell phone)

Program the Tufts Police into your cell phone so you will be prepared in an emergency (617-627-6911). Or dial 911 to contact the local police.

If you have any information on the above incident, please contact the Tufts Police as soon as possible at X73030 (617-627-3030 from off-campus or a cell phone).

Be an active bystander: if you see something, say something.

Comments

[benndragon.livejournal.com]

I'd like to know how the descriptions vary, because there's been three common threads in the three I've heard about (there's posts in this community for them, check the crime tag): a white male, 5'7" to 5'9", wearing a dark hoodie.

[enveri.livejournal.com]

The Tufts incident last night was described as a hispanic male, younger than the caucasian attacker.

[benndragon.livejournal.com]

White can be a descriptor for Hispanics, although Hispanic and Caucasian are usually considered separate ethnicities: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans