Crime & Safety
Groper Alert Issued by San Jose State University Police
San Jose State University Police are warning students to be on alert after two women on campus were groped by a suspect on a bicycle on Saturday evening, Jan. 25.
Police at San Jose State University are warning students to be on alert after two women on campus were groped by a suspect on a bicycle on Saturday night.
The first incident occurred outside the Event and Recreation center at about 6:55 p.m., according to the campus police department.
A suspect, who was described as a white man with a moustache between 20 and 30 years old, rode up on a bicycle and grabbed a woman in an inappropriate fashion, police said.
A second sexual battery was reported on Eighth Street near the Hoover Hall dormitory at about 9:20 p.m., police said.
A suspect with the same description grabbed a second victim inappropriately and was last seen riding a bicycle toward the Campus Village Apartments, police said.
He was seen wearing a black hoodie and black pants.
The two women were not injured, police said.
Students were being warned to avoid walking alone at night, keep to well-lit areas and immediately report suspicious activity to university police.
Anyone who needs a campus escort can use a campus "blue light phone" or call police at (408) 924-2222.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact San Jose State University police at (408) 924-2222.
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