Auraria Police Department
1201 5th Street, PO Box 173361, Campus Box E, Denver, CO 80217-3361
Dispatch:  303 556-5000, Fax: 303 556-4731

Serving the Auraria Campus
Community College of Denver           Metropolitan State College of Denver           University of Colorado Denver

TIMELY NOTIFICATION BULLETIN FOR THE AURARIA CAMPUS

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Chief John Mackey
Auraria Police Department

303 556-5000

mackeyj@ahec.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
        January 27, 2010

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TIMELY NOTIFICATION BULLETIN FOR THE AURARIA CAMPUS
January 27, 2010 8:57 AM
In compliance with the "Timely Notice" provisions of the Federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998, the Auraria Higher Education Center located in Downtown Denver is issuing notice of a violent crime that occurred on the Auraria Campus.
Although this crime occurred in the late afternoon of January 26, 2010, it was not initially reported to Auraria Police until 8:00 p.m.

REPORTED OFFENSE: On Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at approximately 5:30 p.m., the Auraria Campus Police Department was notified of an Unlawful Sexual Contact crime on the south side of the West Classroom Building. The victim stated that as she was nearing the south entrance of the West Classroom Building between 5:25 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., when an unknown man approached her from behind.  Upon contact with the victim, the assailant pulled up her skirt and then fled.
SUSPECT:  The suspect is described as a stocky male of unknown race, about 5’10”.  The suspect was wearing a dark blue wind breaker with the hood tied around his face, blue jeans, black athletic shoes with white markings, and had a black draw string athletic bag with white markings.
REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY: The Auraria Police Department urges everyone to use caution when encountering individuals who are not personally known to them and to be aware of their surroundings at all times.  Please report any suspicious activity or suspicious persons to the Auraria Campus Police Department.
If you have any information that might be helpful in this investigation you may also contact the Auraria Police Department at 303-556-5000; in person at 1201 5th Street, Administration Building, Room 110; or, anonymously through our "Comments" line at 303-556-2677. Please encourage anyone with information to assist us in keeping the campus safe.

If anything suspicious occurs or you are the victim of a crime, immediately contact the Auraria Police Department from any campus phone by dialing 9-1-1 or at 303-556-5000 from your cell phone. Be aware of the Blue Light emergency telephones in the parking lots and throughout the campus. Use these telephones to report all suspicious persons or incidents to the Auraria Campus Police Department.

The Parking & Transportation Department also provides the Night Rider Escort Service to all on campus locations. Please call Parking at 303-556-2000 for the Escort Service.

The Auraria Campus Police Department is a division of the Auraria Higher Education Center located in Downtown Denver.
Relevant web links: Auraria Police Department Campus Emergency Telephones NightRider Safe Escort AHEC Website