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Attempted sexual assault near University of Minnesota linked to several similar incidents in Minneapolis since 2018

The suspect is described as a male, aged 30 to 40, with gray facial hair and wearing a gray hoodie and blue pants.

February 21, 2020 at 5:13AM
MINNEAPOLIS/USA - July 23: Entrance to the campus of the University of Minnesota. The University of Minnesota is a university in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN and the 6th largest univerity in the USA. July 23, 2012. ORG XMIT: MIN1505261330310624 ORG XMIT: MIN1510071124370054 ORG XMIT: MIN1601201325070229
An entrance to the campus of the University of Minnesota. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Police are now linking a recent attempted sexual assault near the University of Minnesota to several similar attacks in Minneapolis since 2018.

On Tuesday morning, the suspect tried to kidnap a woman in her car at SE. 6th Street and SE. 10th Avenue. She fought back and the man fled, said Minneapolis Police Department spokesman John Elder.

He didn't offer further details on the other incidents, but leads in the cases have been developed through investigations and information from the public.

The suspect is described as a male, aged 30 to 40, with gray facial hair and wearing a gray hoodie and blue pants.

"We are asking for assistance in this series of sexual assaults of women in our community," he said. "We are confident the answer is out there."

The department is also seeking help with three incidents of graffiti that included a racial slur in north Minneapolis last week.

Garage doors were vandalized in the 2900 block of N. Upton Avenue and the 2700 block of N. Sheridan Avenue. A sidewalk at North Commons Park was also vandalized. Elder said the incidents are connected.

Anybody with information can call 612-692-8477.

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A racist message was scrawled on a garage door behind the 2700 block of N. Russell Avenue in Minneapolis.
A racist message was scrawled on a garage door behind the 2700 block of N. Russell Avenue in Minneapolis. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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