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Richmond Police Boost Patrols After Point Richmond Sexual Battery Attacks Escalate

Police have deployed extra officers with targeted canvassing following a more forceful tunnel assault that signaled an increase in violence.

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Overview

  • The suspect remains at large as the Richmond Police Department intensifies patrols around the Point Richmond Tunnel and Keller Beach.
  • Investigators have linked three sexual battery incidents from June 8, June 11 and the latest Tuesday attack by matching location and modus operandi.
  • In the most recent incident, the assailant stopped a jogger in the tunnel, marking a higher level of force than the previous groping attempts.
  • Authorities describe the suspect as a Black man aged 40 to 50 with an average build, about 5'8" tall, featuring gold teeth, possible short hair or bald head, and a gray goatee.
  • Police believe the perpetrator may be local given his repeated returns to the area and opportunistic approach before fleeing on foot.