Crime & Safety
Sexual Battery Suspect in Van Nuys Uses Skateboard to Grab Women As He Passes
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By City News Service
A composite drawing of a sexual battery suspect who has struck at least three times on a skateboard was released Tuesday by detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department's Van Nuys Division.
In three related incidents, the suspect approached his victim from behind on a skateboard and grabbed her buttocks as he passed. He usually attacked between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. in an area bordered by Sherman Way on the north, Vanowen Street on the south, Van Nuys Boulevard on the west and Hazeltine Avenue on the east, according to detectives.
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The suspect is described as an in his early 20s, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 130 pounds. He was wearing a gray hoodie, gray pants and sunglasses.
Anyone with information was asked to call Van Nuys detectives at (818) 374-0040.
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