The Davis Police Department is seeking the public’s help as it investigates three separate sexual-assault reports that occurred over the past four months, but were reported over the last several days.
Deputy Police Chief Paul Doroshov said the most recent incident occurred at about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday at Mace Ranch Park.
“The victim stated she walked by an unknown male subject and felt like he grabbed her shorts,” Doroshov said. The man was described as a white male adult, about 5-foot-9 with a heavy build and wavy hair, wearing a plain T-shirt and light-blue shorts.
Also this week, a woman reported being abducted near Arroyo Park on July 15.
According to Doroshov, the woman said the unknown suspect grabbed her in the Imperial Avenue area, bound her hands and placed her in a vehicle, then drove her to an unknown rural location and sexually assaulted her. Afterward, he drove her back to the park and released her.
The woman, who sought medical attention shortly after the incident but first spoke to investigators on Wednesday, described her assailant as a white male adult in his early 30s, about 5-foot-10 with a medium build and dark short hair.
Police also received a third-party report this week of an alleged sexual assault that occurred in April in the parking lot of the Westlake Plaza shopping center on Lake Boulevard. In that case, in which no further details were given, the suspect was described as a white male adult, about 6 feet tall, with a heavy build.
Investigators have not concluded whether these cases are related, but are exploring that possibility, Doroshov said. Anyone with information about these events is asked to contact the Davis Police Department’s investigations unit at 530-747-5400.