Police Looking for Suspect in Series of Sex Assaults in West Oak Cliff

Police are looking for one man in connection with three sexual assaults that occurred days apart in Oak Cliff.The first attack happened on Oct. 2 around midnight when a woman was grabbed from behind while talking on the phone outside an apartment in the 5400 block of Preakness Lane. She said the suspect dragged her toward the back of the building and tried to pull off her pants, but he fled after the woman fought back and screamed.The second incident happened on Oct. 6 around 4:30 a.m. Police said the suspect exposed himself to a woman as she was getting into her car.On Oct. 11 the suspect grabbed and hit a woman in the 5400 block of Preakness Lane around 4:30 a.m. She told police that he tried to pull down her pants in a stairwell. He fled after she fought back while screaming. All three women described their attacker as a black man around 18 years old and 5-foot-7 with short hair and a thin build, Dallas police said. He was wearing a dark hoodie.Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact police at 214-671-3584 or call 911.  Continue reading...

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