Surveillance pictures released of sex assault suspect near UNCC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police released surveillance pictures of the man who they believe sexually assaulted a woman near UNC Charlotte’s campus.

Officers were called around 4 p.m. Sunday to the University Crossing Apartments on University City Boulevard in reference to a sexual battery and assault on a female call.

The victim told officers that a man she didn’t know pushed her against a wall and forcibly fondled her. She said the man ran from the scene.

No arrests have been made in the case.

Hours before that assault, police received a call about a man who was able to get inside a dorm in the Greek Village on UNC Charlotte’s campus and assaulted a female student.

[Man walked into UNCC dorm, assaulted female student, police say]

Police have not said if the two cases are connected.

University City Division Officers have increased patrols in the apartment complex and near the university’s campus.

Anyone who may recognize the suspect should call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

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