Another sexual assault suspect is being sought at America's top party school.The University of California Santa Barbara police have issued a second campus-wide warning in less than two months after a woman reported being stalked and groped in broad daylight, as detectives continue searching for the suspect in the brutal rape and strangulation of an 18-year-old freshman reported in May.According to a campus-wide Timely Warning, the latest incident unfolded around 11:30 a.m.on June 24 as the victim walked along a paved access road on UCSB's West Campus.Police said a man riding a bicycle passed the victim before circling back multiple times over the next 15 minutes.MAN FOUND WITH ZIP TIES AND DUCT TAPE CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING FIVE WOMEN ON UCLA CAMPUS IN UNDER AN HOURStudents walk on the University of California, Santa Barbara campus in Santa Barbara, Calif., on June 17, 2025.
(Kevin Koeppen Photography / Getty Images)During the first two encounters, he stopped to ask questions.On the third pass, investigators said he approached the victim from behind, groped her and fled toward nearby Tierra De Fortuna Park.
Know something about crime or public safety in your area? [email protected] @fndstephprice @StephenyPriceYour tip could become our next story.The suspect is described as a Hispanic or Middle Eastern man, about 35 years old, approximately 5-foot-8 with a thin build, shaved head, brown eyes and scruffy facial hair.He was wearing a gray tank top or cut-off T-shirt, shorts and a black backpack while riding a bicycle.
Police said he was not known to the victim.MAN FOUND WITH ZIP TIES AND DUCT TAPE CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING FIVE WOMEN ON UCLA CAMPUS IN UNDER AN HOURUC Santa Barbara freshman Elizabeth "Liz" Hamel died after a fall from a campus residence hall in February 2025; police ruled it an accident, but the district attorney’s office says the case remains under review.(Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)The warning is the second issue...