Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Police have arrested a 15-year-old black male in connection with sexual assaults on two women

The juvenile suspect was arrested shortly in the Covington area and taken into custody without incident and booked into the King County Juvenile Detention Center in Seattle. Police said that composite sketches of the suspect helped in identifying the suspect. Both victims met independently with the illustrator to come up with the sketches, police said. Police say that the first attack happened around 10 p.m. on Oct. 29, 2011 when a woman was approached the 12900 block of Kent Kangley Road by a man who said that he was armed. A similar attack occurred at 7:30 p.m. the next day just north of the Kent Kangley Road, in the 26200 block of 116th Avenue SE. All along, police suspected that the same attacker was involved in both assaults. In both cases, the man hid in bushes and waited until nobody else was around, said Kent Police Lt. Pat Lowery, adding that the man threatened but didn't actually show a weapon. As the investigation unfolded, several people who bore a resemblance to the suspect’s description were identified, and the police sketches generated a number of tips as well. Eventually, information about the 15-year-old black male came to the attention of detectives from several sources and eventually led to his arrest. “We are extremely happy to have this suspect in custody.” noted Kent Police Commander Pat Lowery. “Our hope is that this arrest will help restore the community’s sense of security”.

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