Police have released information on two new sexual batteries of UCLA students, the latest of several attacks against women on or near campus in recent weeks.
Two sexual batteries occurred Tuesday in Westwood Village, the UCLA Police Department said. Both victims were students.
The attacker appears to wait in the path of women who are using their cellphones and then grabs them, police said.
The suspect is described as a Latino between 5 foot 3 inches and 5 foot 6 and weighing between 150 and 180 pounds. He has a dark complexion, brown eyes and a pot belly, and wears hats, including baseball caps, police said.
In all, five incidents have occurred between March 8 and Tuesday. All the victims were students, according to police. Police have previously warned women about the assaults.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (310) 825-9371.
— Robert J. Lopez