Crime: Fondling/Sexual Imposition
Location of incident: 2215 Adelbert Road (outside of the Art Studio)
Date of Incident: March 26, 2025
Time of Incident: 4:17 p.m.
Incident Description: A suspect approached the victim, a woman, from behind and grabbed her buttocks without consent. The suspect then fled on foot, and was last seen on camera traveling westbound on Euclid Avenue.
Suspect(s) Description: The victim’s description and security camera footage (image) depict the suspect as a Black man, approximately 5’7” tall and 150-160 pounds, in his early to mid 40s. He was wearing light-colored jeans, a light-colored denim jacket with a blue shirt underneath, red tennis shoes and a black skull cap.
Initiated: March 26, 2025
Time of Report: March 26, 2025, at 4:35 p.m.
Information provided by: ǿմý Police Department
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