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November 5, 2009

Rapist sought

Baltimore police have released a sketch of a possible suspect in at least two rapes that occurred last weekend in East Baltimore. These attacks may not be connected to a string of other sexual assaults, possibly seven more, that have occurred in the city, most on the eastside, since Oct. 20.

The person in this drawing may be connected to the following incidents:

The first occurred Friday just after 6 a.m. at a bus stop in the 1300 block of Harford Ave. A 19-year-old woman was dragged to North Central Avenue, where a man punched her in the face repeatedly, stripped her naked and sexually assaulted her. The woman, suffering from a head injury, flagged down patrol officers.

On Saturday, at 2:45 a.m. in the 400 block of Colvin St., a 55-year-old woman told police she was leaving a late-night church event and was making her way to a bus stop when she was approached by a man who grabbed her by the throat. He brandished a shard of glass and dragged her to an abandoned parking lot, where she was raped.

Anyone with information is urged to call the Baltimore Police Department's Sexual Assault unit at 410-396-2076. Here's a map of recent attacks.

Posted by Peter Hermann at 12:47 PM | | Comments (7)
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Comments

Looks like dude on the Ravens

he need too be found asap im scared for me and all females out here

Unfortunately, this sketch doesn't exactly narrow down the list of suspects very much.

im scared to death plz catch hym

My mom and I were driving along N. Wolfe Street in east Baltimore right where 25th merges into Wolfe st... and we saw a man that looks just like the one above. I was telling her I went to school with him, then she showed me the picture on a text about the rapes. He lives in the 2500 block of 25th street... in East Balitmore.

Ah, Baltimorians!!! Pillars of intellectual enlightenment.

All females need to stay with people at all times. and never be alone.

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About Peter Hermann
Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.



Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.
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