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Woman assaulted in home
Stephen Schmidt - The Daily Iowan
Issue date: 6/6/07 Section: Metro
Police are continuing to look for a man who assaulted a 50-year-old woman in her Jema Court residence early Tuesday and then possibly burglarized the home.
According to the police, the suspect awakened her sometime before 4 a.m.
Preliminary information on the suspect released by the police describes him as a black male in his 20s, wearing a light-colored shirt, blue jeans, and tennis shoes. After the woman called the police, officers secured the neighborhood and canvassed it for the suspect, but they were unable to locate him.
After he had assaulted the woman, police reported, the intruder left her tied up in her home. He then stayed there "for awhile" before finally leaving. The woman was then able to free herself from her restraints to call 911 at 6:21 a.m.
Emergency responders arrived, and the Johnson County Ambulance Service transported the bleeding and injured victim to UI Hospitals and Clinics emergency room, Iowa City police Sgt. Troy Kelsay said.
All police patrol and investigative units were redirected to help canvass the neighborhood, process the crime scene, and interview the woman at the hospital, Kelsay said. Police Lt. Sid Jackson is in charge of the investigation.
Kelsay was unable to confirm whether any of the woman's possessions were taken after the assault, but he did say that the forcible entry and assault would be enough to have serious consequences for the perpetrator.
He said Iowa City police have requested assistance from the state Division of Criminal Investigations for help in the ongoing search. State officials are requested when there is a need for more resources to solve a case quickly and effectively, he said.
"We do not request help from them that often, but for major crimes, assistance from [the state] isn't all that uncommon," Kelsay said.
E-mail DI reporter Stephen Schmidt at:
stephen-schmidt@uiowa.edu
According to the police, the suspect awakened her sometime before 4 a.m.
Preliminary information on the suspect released by the police describes him as a black male in his 20s, wearing a light-colored shirt, blue jeans, and tennis shoes. After the woman called the police, officers secured the neighborhood and canvassed it for the suspect, but they were unable to locate him.
After he had assaulted the woman, police reported, the intruder left her tied up in her home. He then stayed there "for awhile" before finally leaving. The woman was then able to free herself from her restraints to call 911 at 6:21 a.m.
Emergency responders arrived, and the Johnson County Ambulance Service transported the bleeding and injured victim to UI Hospitals and Clinics emergency room, Iowa City police Sgt. Troy Kelsay said.
All police patrol and investigative units were redirected to help canvass the neighborhood, process the crime scene, and interview the woman at the hospital, Kelsay said. Police Lt. Sid Jackson is in charge of the investigation.
Kelsay was unable to confirm whether any of the woman's possessions were taken after the assault, but he did say that the forcible entry and assault would be enough to have serious consequences for the perpetrator.
He said Iowa City police have requested assistance from the state Division of Criminal Investigations for help in the ongoing search. State officials are requested when there is a need for more resources to solve a case quickly and effectively, he said.
"We do not request help from them that often, but for major crimes, assistance from [the state] isn't all that uncommon," Kelsay said.
E-mail DI reporter Stephen Schmidt at:
stephen-schmidt@uiowa.edu
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