[Cp-bulletin] Crime Alert Bulletin

[Sgt. Cheryl Vossmer]

Crime Alert - Please distribute
Issued: July 15, 2009

Assault
Boston Esplanade at Mass. Ave. Footbridge

According to local news media, a woman was assaulted on the Charles 
River Esplanade in the area of the Massachusetts Avenue Footbridge, 
shortly after midnight Tuesday morning, July 14, 2009. According to the 
reports, authorities said the victim was walking alone when she was 
assaulted and robbed.
The woman's description of her assailant (a black man with a shaved head 
and a muscular build) was similar to the description
given of a man in three rapes over a 12-month period beginning in July 
2006. Two of those incidents occurred on the Esplanade.

The victim in the Tuesday incident was not sexually assaulted, and 
investigators said they had not yet established a link with
the prior attacks.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/14/police_probe_links_in_boston_riverfront_assault/?s_c
ampaign=8315
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/15/woman_is_attacked_on_esplanade/?s_campaign=8315

The MIT Police are advising people who travel the Mass. Ave. Bridge and 
the Esplanade area to walk or jog with others; there is safety in 
numbers. Be aware of your surroundings. One of your best senses is your 
hearing - don't use both ear buds and keep the music at a low level. The 
same holds true for using cell phones, etc.

See Something Say Something - dial 911.


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Sgt. Cheryl Vossmer
MIT Police
617-253-1212