ALLENDALE TWP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident of sexual assault near the Grand Valley State University (GVSU) campus on Saturday.
Sgt. Jay Douglas says the incident occurred between 1:00 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. along the roadway in the area of West Campus Drive and Lodge Lane near the Lodge Apartments. In an alert sent out to students, the victim was alone when approached from behind and raped. The suspect ran off after the incident.
The suspect is described as a white male in his late teens or early 20’s, 5’9″ to 6’1 and around 175 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a dark brown or grey hoodie.
The Sheriff’s Office is working with the GVSU Department of Public Safety to investigate the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department through Ottawa County Dispatch at 1-800-249-0911, the GVSU Department of Public Safety at 616-331-3255 or Silent Observer at 877-887-4536.
