INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE FROM ALERT CAROLINA: Sexual Assault Reported Near Campus

INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE FROM ALERT CAROLINA: Sexual Assault Reported near Campus

The Chapel Hill Police Department is seeking assistance from anyone with information related to a sexual assault of a female which took place at the West End Wine Bar, during the early morning hours Sunday (Feb. 3).

The victim, who was not affiliated with UNC, reported that a male suspect had started talking to her, then followed her into the women’s bathroom and sexually assaulted her. The suspect was described as tall, wearing a collared blue shirt, jeans, and brown shoes.

Chapel Hill Police reported Monday morning that they are asking anyone with information about this incident, please call the Chapel Hill Police Department at 919-968-2760 or contact the Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC CrimeStoppers at (919) 942-7515. Calls are confidential and anonymous. You can also submit information to Crime Stoppers 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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