HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – Ottawa County Sheriff’s Detectives say there are similarities between two sexual assaults that happened near the GVSU campus early Saturday morning.
The first was on 48th St. near the Burger King and the second occurred two hours later in the parking lot of the Campus View apartments. Captain Mark Bennett says both sexual attacks lasted about a minute before the assailant ran away.
“Similar descriptions is the suspect are close enough where they could be associated. Secondly, the method of operation used in the crime, the chance kind of surprise meeting if you will” Bennett says are similar.
The man was about 6’2”, tanned, wearing a baseball hat backwards and basketball shorts.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Sheriff’s office, either at (616) 738-4000 or (800) 249-0911 or contact Silent Observer by phone: (877) 887-4536; texting OCMTIP and the tip to 274637 or submit an online tip.
– John McNeil contributed to this report.
