Prowler Assaults Sleeping Woman In Westwood Apartment

Los Angeles CA

27 August, 2021

8:26 PM

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WESTWOOD, CA — Police are warning residents to be on alert for a sexual assault suspect who groped a woman while she was sleeping in her Westwood apartment near UCLA early Friday morning. A woman heard movement inside her home and awoke to find a strange man standing above her at about 4 a.m. Friday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. He groped her over her clothes before she jumped up and pushed him out of the apartment, police said. The attack occurred at an apartment in the 11000 block of Strathmore Drive, and the assailant fled before police arrived. Authorities hope residents in the area may have security footage or information that could help identify the suspect. It was not immediately known how the man got into the apartment. The woman described the suspect as 25 to 30 years old and about 5 feet 10 inches tall with a medium-heavy build, brown hair and short facial hair. Police asked anyone with information, including residents who might have surveillance video of the area, to call LAPD Operations West Bureau, Special Assault Section detectives at 213-473-0447. Calls made during non- business hours or on weekends can be directed to 877-527-3247. Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org. City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.