SUSPECT: Black male, 5'7" or 5'8", 20 - 25 years old, light gray muscle shirt, blue jeans faded on the front, fade haircut and tattoos on both arms. The suspect was either intoxicated or drug impaired.
WEAPON: None used.
VEHICLE: No motor vehicle involved.
SYNOPSIS: At approximately 6:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 25, the complainant, a female student, walked out of Moody Towers from the northwest side. The above described suspect was sitting on an exterior bench between Moody Towers and the Hilton Hotel. He asked the complainant for her phone number. When she refused he followed the complainant and backed her into a dark corner on the exterior of the Hilton Hotel. He lowered his pants, exposing himself. The complainant fought him off and ran away, leaving the suspect behind. The complainant was not injured in the incident. A suspect has been identified and UHDPS is working diligently to confirm the suspect's involvement in this incident.
The University of Houston Department of Public Safety wants you to be aware of the occurrence of this incident to be cautious and on the lookout for this suspect. If you saw this incident or have any information regarding the incident, please call the campus police at 713-743-3333.
Updates to this alert and past alerts will be posted at https://www.piersystem.com/go/doctype/1093/21522/.
You may contact the University of Houston Department of Public Safety at police@uh.edu
All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to be alert and to be cautious of their surroundings on and away from campus.
In any emergency situation, or if you see suspicious activity, call 9-1-1. For more information on staying safe and your role in preventing crime, please visit the Web site of the University of Houston Department of Public Safety at www.uh.edu/police.
SAFETY TIPS:
Confrontations can occur without provocation, through no fault of your own. When such confrontations do occur, there are some actions you can take:
- BE ALERT!!
- Be cautious when approached by an unknown person on the street, even the nicest person can have ill intent.
- Remain as calm as possible.Your own initiative and clear thinking are your best defenses.
- The University has more than 70 Emergency call boxes placed strategically around campus, use them! The call goes directly to the UHDPS Dispatch Center.
- Report the incident. Call the police immediately and report what has happened. Call (713) 743-3333 or 911.
- Do not walk alone, if at all possible walk in groups.
- Try to notice details. This can allow you to provide the police with detailed physical and clothing descriptions of the person(s) involved.
- If a vehicle is involved, try to note the vehicle's license plate number or the vehicle's manufacturer, model and color or any other identifying features.
Seek support after an incident. Victims can benefit from University support services after the incident. Faculty, staff and students can call Counseling and Psychological Services at (713) 743-5454 for assistance.
UHDPS also sponsors a Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Program:
The Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Program taught by UHDPS officers empowers female students, faculty, and staff to combat various types of assaults by providing them with realistic self-defense tactics and techniques. This empowerment is taught through four basic principles: education, dependency on self, making one's own decisions, and realization of one's own power. The objective of RAD is to develop and enhance self-defense options for women. The course, which consists of four, 4-hour classes, begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction, and risk avoidance, while progressing to the basics of hands-on defense training. The classes provide women with the knowledge to make educated decisions about resistance. Classes are open only to female students, faculty, and staff. In order to successfully complete the course, students are required to attend all four classes.
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