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Newark Police are investigating a report of another assault in the Newark area that they believe may be related to the March 13 assault of a UD student who was grabbed from behind while jogging on East Park Place near Chapel Street.
In the just reported incident, which occurred on March 17
but just came to light, a 31-year-old woman reported to police
that she had been assaulted by a man around 6 p.m., Sunday, March
17, at the College Square Shopping Center.
In both cases, the assailant was described as a man wearing
a black ski mask and dark clothing. In the just-reported
incident, the victim was struck from behind and knocked to the
ground. The suspect attempted to remove her clothes, but, when
she screamed and fought back, he fled.
There is no evidence to suggest a link between these two
crimes and other recent assaults in the area, the most recent of
which involved a student who was injured while jogging in White
Clay Creek State Park around 3 p.m., March 20.
University Police are cooperating with Newark Police in the
investigations. Anyone with information on these incidents should
contact the Newark Police Department at (302) 366-7120 or Crime
Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333.
Members of the University community are urged to visit
Public Safety's web site for tips about personal protection at
[http://www.udel.edu/PublicSafety/safetytips.htm].
March 27, 2002
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