SECURITY ALERT
Case Western Reserve Police and Security Services
Location of Incident: RTA Rapid Station, 11100 Cedar Avenue
Date of Incident: Friday, June 26, 2009
Time of Incident: Around midnight
Incident Description: A woman, who is not affiliated with Case Western
Reserve University, was waiting for a bus when she was approached by an unknown
man. The suspect grabbed her and attempted to remove her clothing. The woman
told the man she had AIDS, and he fled the scene in an unknown direction.
Suspect Description: The suspect is described as a black man, 34 or 35
years old, 6-feet tall, weighing around 150 pounds. The man has a full beard
and was wearing a green shirt under a sleeveless black hoodie,
black jogging pants and black and white thong sandals. He may have been armed
with a razor or a knife.
Additional Information: RTA police are investigating.
Security Alert # 9
Initiated: 6/26/2009
Information provided by: RTA Police Department
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will direct the appropriate university and city responders for the situation.
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Case Western Reserve Police and Security officers and University Circle Police patrol
the campus continually in patrol vehicles, utility vehicles, bicycles and
on foot.
Escorts are provided anywhere on campus and in areas immediately
adjacent to campus. Request an escort anytime, 24 hours a day, by calling
368-3333 or by using emergency phones located throughout campus.
Rather than walking alone, protect yourself by using the campus bus
service http://greenie.case.edu/
or the escort service. Jog or bike during daylight and only in areas with which
you are familiar. Stay within University Circle http://www.universitycircle.org/uc_maps_parking.asp#
if you live on campus. Let a responsible person know where you are going, when
you will return and how to contact you if you go somewhere alone outside of
your normal routine. Trust your “gut” feelings and avoid persons and situations
that make you feel uncomfortable.
Protect your belongings by locking your office or room door every time
you leave. Don’t leave purses, book bags, laptops and other valuables
unattended, and keep valuables out of site in your car. Don’t allow
“tailgaters” to enter secured doors behind you. Report thefts
or suspicious activity immediately to Case Police at 368-3333.
For more crime prevention information and services call 368-2908 or go
to: http://www.cwru.edu/finadmin/security/protserv/protserv.htm
University Counseling Services can be reached at 368-5872, or 844-8892 after
business hours. Visit their Web site for information and services at: http://www.cwru.edu/stuaff/ucs/index.html
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resources go to: http://www.cwru.edu/finadmin/security/protserv/links.htm