Long Beach police seek information on string of sexual batteries

Police connected Wednesday, Sept. 29, were seeking further victims of a antheral suspected of astatine slightest 8 intersexual batteries successful Long Beach.

The archetypal of the batteries was reported astatine 5:38 p.m. May 30 adjacent the country of Redondo Avenue and Anaheim Street, and each pursuing batteries person taken spot wrong astir 2 miles from the archetypal scene, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

Subsequent batteries were reported connected June 29 adjacent Third Street and Cherry Avenue, Aug. 16 adjacent Temple Avenue and Fourth Street and different that time adjacent Orizaba Avenue and Fourth Street, Aug. 30 adjacent Alamitos Avenue and East Broadway, Sept. 3 adjacent Alamitos Avenue and Third Street, Sept. 12 adjacent Alamitos Avenue and Second Street and connected Friday, Sept. 24, successful the country of Redondo Avenue and Fourth Street.

According to police, the incidents progressive women who were walking alone. In respective cases, constabulary said, a antheral who appeared to beryllium jogging would perpetrate a intersexual artillery arsenic helium passed the unfortunate and the tally away.

The antheral utilized an electrical scooter successful 1 of the reported incidents, constabulary said.

During the batteries, the antheral was seen wearing a achromatic look covering, achromatic oregon dark-colored adjustable hat, agelong sleeve shirts successful assorted colors, achromatic oregon grey jogging pants and achromatic moving shoes.

The fishy whitethorn besides thrust a metallic sedan that was seen parked adjacent the areas wherever immoderate of the batteries occurred, according to the LBPD.

Anyone who whitethorn person been a unfortunate of the antheral is asked to telephone LBPD Police Dispatch astatine 562-435-6711. Anyone with accusation connected the fishy is asked to interaction the LBPD Sex Crimes Detective Detail astatine 562-570-7368.

Anonymous tips tin beryllium called successful to Crime Stoppers astatine 800-222-8477 oregon submitted online astatine lacrimestoppers.org.