INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE FROM ALERT CAROLINA: Sexual Assault Reported near Campus
The Town of Chapel Hill Police is investigating a report made Saturday afternoon (Sept. 15) of a sexual assault on a female UNC student that occurred during the early morning hours at a residence near the UNC Campus. The suspect was described as a college-aged white male. No further information is currently available.
UNC Police are asking anyone with information that may aid in Chapel Hill’s investigation to call 911 or contact the Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC CrimeStoppers at (919) 942-7515. Calls are confidential and anonymous. You can also submit information to CrimeStoppers online at www.crimestoppers-chcunc.org.
Continue to monitor Alert Carolina website (alertcarolina.unc.edu) for any updates in the investigation into this incident. Call 911 immediately to report any and all suspicious activity on campus. For a list of safety tips, see the following link through the Alert Carolina page:
http://www.alertcarolina.unc.edu/go/doc/1395/158078/
About Informational Messages: The University sends an Informational Message to inform the campus community about a situation that is not an emergency, but is expected to be of significant interest to the campus. An Informational Message is one of three tiers of communication under the University’s revised emergency communications plan. Emergency Warning refers to a siren activation for a significant emergency. And a Timely Warning is issued if there is a continuing danger AND notification will not compromise law enforcement efforts.
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