U police: Man on bike grabs 3 female students
By PAUL WALSH, Star Tribune
Last update: January 30, 2009 - 3:02 PM
Strib story
Three female University of Minnesota students women were grabbed in the "genital area" by a man on a bicycle, campus police said today.

The assaults on the U's West Bank all happened within minutes of each other starting at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, police said, and the suspect has yet to be located.

According to police:

In the first incident, a female student was walking on the West Bank Plaza near Anderson Hall, when a man rode up to her on a bike, "reached from behind and grabbed her genital area." The suspect then rode toward Wilson Library.

Minutes later, he assaulted another student near 19th Avenue S. and Washington Avenue in the same manner.

As he fled, the second victim saw the man approach a third woman and grab her in the same way.

Police say the suspect is black, 29 to 39 years old, with a tall, thin build. He was wearing a green hat, brown coat, white athletic shoes and sunglasses, and was riding a red bicycle.

Police ask that anyone with information on these incidents to call them at 612-624-2677.

Two things; I'm glad the women I care about make the choice to carry; it's only a matter of time before this animals attacks escalate. I think that's about all I should say about that for now.

Second-I'm surprised the Strib actually mentioned the race of the attacker. Could it be that they've seen the error of their ways in embracing the utopian view of the world and are now taking a stance rooted somewhere in reality?

I hope you're not holding your breath?

He's baa-aaaack: http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pa ... geId=3.1.1

Savoir Faire is everywhere!

How many red bicycles are there going to be that are equipped with sunglasses alone, much less the green hat and brown coat?

LMAO

(with much deference to the victims, of course)

Hey, we're laughing at the writer, not at the victims -- or the perv, for that matter.

You're right, as usual.

It's probably the writing but, being a very visual person, I still can't picture how this guy is pulling it off.

1) He's on a bike
2) As described by the stories, he's not grabbing their breasts, he's going for the err... crotchal region (thanks Anchorman)
3) The girls are walking
4) He approaches from behind
5) He gets away with only a poor description

Does he stop the bike, get off, catch up to them, grope, and then re-mount the bike and disappear? And they didn't notice him coming? How do you grope the crotchal region, from behind, of a walking person?

I guess I'm hung up on the mechanics of it all. Again, with all deference to the victims.

I'm kinda wondering about the getaway, myself. Doesn't take much to stop a bicyclist, after all.

I'm guessing his victims want him caught but not enough to stop him right there when they're alone with him and risk it becoming a more serious assault

Well, for sure. Heck he's 6'3". I'd imagine most of us would hesitate before going hand to hand with him.

What I am wondering though is the awareness factor. The whole thrill in this kind of crime (from the psych 1001 classes I took) would seem to be the surprise factor. I am really having a hard time visualizing how he pulls this off without them turning around and catching him before he does it.

This whole thing does nothing to enhance my opinion of bicycle riders.

Does not the university have surveillance cameras?

http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/39076752.html

Looks like we caught you Gopher! ...err Groper...