Series of sexual batteries reported near campus
By Michelle Ouaknine
Jan. 9, 2006 9:00 p.m.
Another incident of sexual battery was reported to UCPD
Saturday, the fourth in a string of batteries in the last three
weeks.
At 6:20 p.m., a female student was approached from behind as she
retrieved property from her parked vehicle on the 400 block of
Landfair Ave. The suspect then grabbed her breasts and fled on
foot, according to a bulletin released by UCPD.
The suspect was described as a white male with dark curly hair,
between 5’7″ and 5’11″ tall, between 150 to
180 pounds and is estimated to be approximately 22 years old.
The description of the suspect matches those that were
previously given by three different victims for similar incidents
that occurred between Dec. 27, 2005 and Jan. 6.
Director of Police Community Services Nancy Greenstein said that
because the descriptions of the suspect are similar in all four
incidents, UCPD believes that it may be the same suspect.
It is not known if all the victims or the suspect are UCLA
students, Greenstein said.
Greenstein said that no suspect has been found and that UCPD is
currently working to get a better suspect description.
There are no leads at the present time, she said.
Sergeant McKirnney of UCPD said that the department is working
on bringing the victims in so that a composite drawing can be made
to more easily identify the suspect.
“Once again, we are encouraging people to program our
number into their cell phones,” Greenstein said.
UCPD dispatch can be reached at (310) 825-1492. For more
information on UCLA CSO Escort Services, call (310) 794-WALK.
