Police are searching for a possible kidnapper who has been terrorizing the University of Arizona and sexually assaulting at least one of the students he tried to kidnap.
The criminal, dubbed by students as the Tucson Taker, attacked three different students at separate locations near the city’s campus in just one week, according to the University of Arizona Police Department.
Each time, the attacker was thwarted before he could successfully drag them to his signature purple car.
The suspect last attacked around 6 pm Monday while his victim was walking near the south part of campus.
He grabbed her waist with one arm and used his other hand to grope her. He fled after she screamed, the school said.
Police realized he was a repeat offender after comparing the suspect’s description with that of a similar attacker who attacked another student just four days earlier.
The student was walking shortly after 8 p.m. when she noticed a dented purple hatchback with tinted windows following her.
A man has tried to kidnap three students, sexually assaulting one, while they were walking near the University of Arizona. csfotoimagenes
The stranger jumped out of the car and grabbed the woman, who was able to defend herself from her attacker by falling to the ground and screaming. She ran to her car and fled.
After hearing the news of the two previous attacks, the first victim came forward to report that she had been followed by the car around 11am on December 6, but fortunately was not attacked.
The suspect is still at large and his identity remains a mystery, police said.
Tucson Deputy Police Chief Chris Dennison warned that the attacker drives a purple hatchback with tinted windows. 13 News
He was described as a possible Hispanic male with a dark complexion and a medium to heavy build. He is between 5ft 10in and 6ft tall and has short, shaved hair.
The attempted kidnapper could be middle-aged, but police are “not entirely sure with the descriptions we have,” Tucson Deputy Police Chief Chris Dennison said at a news conference.
Students have started calling out the mysterious scoundrel Tucson Taker on social media.
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