Crime & Safety
UC Student Sexually Assaulted at University Village
UC Berkeley police said a 40-year-old man allegedly invited a Cal student to a bar and then sexually assaulted her in an apartment at University Village in Albany this past weekend.
A female UC Berkeley student was the victim of an alleged sexual assault at University Village in Albany this past weekend, campus police said.
A crime alert issued by UC police today, Monday, describes what happened:
Sexual Assault
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University Village - Albany
January 27, 2014
On Sunday, January 26th, 2014 a UCPD officer was dispatched to a local hospital regarding a victim of a sexual assault. On Saturday, January 25th, 2014 the victim, a female student, was invited to an off-campus bar by a male acquaintance. Afterwards, the male suspect took the victim to an apartment in the student housing unit at Albany Village where he allegedly committed a sexual assault.
The suspect is described as:
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A Hispanic male, 40 years of age, 5’07” in height, 170 lbs.
Anyone with information about the crimes is urged to call UC Berkeley police at 510-642-0472 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., and 510-642-6760 at all other times.
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