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\nThe Louisville Metro Police Department is warning the public about a man accused of assaulting and robbing women with a handgun over the last several months in the department’s Third Division.<\/p>\n
\nThe Louisville Metro Police Department is warning the public about a man accused of assaulting and robbing women with a handgun over the last several months in the department’s Third Division.<\/p>\n
The department said it has happened in the same areas and believes “there is a pattern emerging.” The incidents happened off Terry Road, near West Pages Lane, Greenwood Drive, and Dixie Highway near East Pages Lane.<\/p>\n
Investigators said six women have been assaulted. Police believe one of those victims was sexually assaulted.<\/p>\n
The incidents have happened “relatively close to each other” between midnight and 5 a.m., according to police.<\/p>\n
Louisville Metro Police said the description of the suspect and use of a handgun in each case is similar. <\/p>\n
The department is warning the public to be vigilant and aware of their surroundings. Police suggest traveling in numbers when possible, parking in well-lit areas, trusting your instincts, avoiding distractions, such as a cellphone, and keeping your hands free.<\/p>\n
The first recorded incident shared by LMPD happened just before 4 a.m. on June 25 in the 6800 block of Yazoo Street. Police said a female victim reported that a suspect approached her from behind, hitting her in the back of the head with a handgun and taking her purse before fleeing on foot. The suspect was described as a Black male wearing black clothing and a black mask.<\/p>\n
Just after 5 a.m. on July 20, police said a female victim was approached in the 7900 block of Moss Creek Drive by a suspect who pointed a handgun at her. Police said the suspect demanded her phone and lottery tickets, which she gave to him. Police said he then hit her in the face with a handgun before fleeing on foot. The suspect was described as a “thin build Black male” about 6-feet tall with light skin, wearing black clothing.<\/p>\n
At 5 a.m. on August 11, LMPD said a female victim was approached in the 7900 block of Moss Creek Drive. Police said the suspect approached her from behind, pointing a gun at her and demanded the victim’s property, but took off when she began to scream. The suspect was described as a “thin build Black male wearing all black with a mask.”<\/p>\n
Another incident happened in the early morning hours of August 13 in the 6800 block of Yazoo Street. Police said a suspect approached a female and began following her until she began making a phone call for help. Police said he was described as a Black male, standing 5-foot-10 or 5-foot-11 inches tall with a “thin build,” wearing black clothing and carrying a black mask.<\/p>\n
On August 18, just before 2:30 a.m., a female victim was approached while sitting in her vehicle in the 5400 block of Eight Bells Lane. Police said the suspect got into her vehicle, showed a handgun and demanded money, forcing the victim at gunpoint to drive to a nearby ATM. Police said the suspect then drove the victim back to Eight Bells Lane before fleeing on foot. He was described as a Black male, standing 5-foot-10 or 5-foot-11 inches tall with light skin and a thin build, wearing dark clothing and a dark-colored mask.<\/p>\n
The most recent recorded case happened Thursday, August 24, at 4:20 a.m. Police said the suspect hit a female victim in the head and face multiple times with a handgun, causing injury, in the 8500 block of Tallahatchie Street. The suspect, described as a tall Black male with a thin build, fled on foot.<\/p>\n
Louisville Metro Police said its Office of Sexual and Physical Investigations Unit is investigating one of the cases, while detectives with the Third Division investigate the others. <\/p>\n