CU Safety Alert: Assault Near Baseline and Broadway

CU Safety Alert: Assault Near Baseline and Broadway                                                   

This message is sent in the interest of public safety and in compliance with federal law requiring timely warning notification of crimes committed on or near campus.

This message contains descriptions of attempted sexual assault.

Boulder Police and CU Boulder Police are searching for a suspect in an altercation that occurred shortly after 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 4. CUPD received confirmation of an incident within the university’s Clery geography today, July 5. While the incident was initially reported as an attempted sexual assault on Boulder Police social media, the investigation is ongoing. 

A female who was walking southbound on Broadway between Baseline and 18th Street reported to Boulder Police that a male physically confronted her and a struggle ensued near or in the underpass that runs under Baseline Road.  The victim's gray/silver over the ear style headphones were stolen. The victim used pepper spray on the suspect and was able to seek assistance at a nearby fire station. 

View a map of the location of this incident. 

Police are searching for the suspect. The suspect is described as a white male in his 30s, approximately 5’8” tall with long, shaggy brown hair. He was described as wearing a blue or gray shirt or hoodie, along with shorts or sweatpants.

Boulder Police are investigating and CUPD is assisting with the investigation. Anyone with information regarding this crime or the suspect’s location is encouraged to contact Boulder Police Dispatch at 303-441-3333 or CUPD at (303) 492-6666. If you wish to share information anonymously, information on contacting Safe2Tell or Crime Stoppers is available on the CUPD website: https://www.colorado.edu/police/records-reports/anonymous-reporting 

Please follow Boulder Police on X (formerly Twitter) for more information: @boulderpolice. If additional information becomes available regarding this incident, it will also be added to the CU Boulder Alerts website:  https://alerts.colorado.edu/ 

CUPD recommends that all students, faculty and staff sign up for the Guardian App. More information on the app, as well as other safety tips, can be found on the CUPD website. 

To learn more about prevention, support resources and reporting options, go to our comprehensive website which includes how to look out for and support others: https://www.colorado.edu/dontignoreit/ 

Campus Safety Information

This message is being sent pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (“Clery Act”), a federal law that requires disclosure of major crime and policy information. For more information on the Clery Act and CU Boulder’s policies, please see the Clery page of the CUPD website. https://www.colorado.edu/police/clery-info  

Help fight crime by reporting suspicious persons or activity to CUPD immediately. 

Please note that CU Boulder's Police Department is committed to ensuring that individuals' identities/protected class are not considered the basis for suspicion; only the reported behaviors are taken into consideration when investigating a case. Additionally, the observed/assumed sex assignment placed in alerts is not intended to be definitive or prescriptive. We will continue to put forth efforts to minimize and eliminate the potential harms placed on our community as a result of this action.

Protected Class Definitions: https://www.colorado.edu/dontignoreit/what-report/discrimination-harassment/protected-class-definitions 

If you have experienced a traumatic incident, including sexual assault, you have options for services and assistance. For free and confidential support please contact CU Boulder’s Office of Victim Assistance (OVA) https://www.colorado.edu/ova/ 303-492-8855 (24/7 phone support). OVA is a resource for those impacted by a traumatic experience as well as for witnesses and those supporting impacted people.