Alarming warning posted by WLU - sad, but necessary.

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WLU
Safety notice for Laurier community

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Nov 30/10

Wilfrid Laurier University encourages all members of the Laurier community to exercise additional caution following the sexual assault of a university student near the Waterloo campus late Monday night.

Waterloo Regional Police are investigating an incident in which a 19-year-old female was approached by a male on Hazel Street at approximately midnight. Police say she was threatened with a knife and forced into a backyard where she was sexually assaulted.

Police are appealing to the public for assistance in identifying the male suspect, whose image was later captured by security cameras in a nearby coffee shop. Click here to view photos on the Waterloo Regional Police website.

The suspect is described as being in his late 20s or early 30s, about 5 foot 8 inches tall, approximately 200 pounds, with short black hair, tanned skin, facial stubble and a slight accent. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 519-650-8500 ext. 8672 or Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477.

Laurier’s Special Constable Service has stepped up patrols of the campus and surrounding streets and will remain highly visible. The Special Constable Service also encourages all members of the Laurier community to walk with a buddy and stay in well-lit and well-travelled areas, and to use Laurier’s free Foot Patrol service, which provides escorted walks and van-rides home by male-female teams, from 6:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. daily. To contact Foot Patrol, call 519-886-FOOT (3668).