BERKELEY — Police arrested a suspect Tuesday allegedly linked to a collection of reported sexual batteries on and across the UC Berkeley campus, in addition to one other alleged assault on the Peninsula, authorities mentioned.
Palo Alto police in an announcement confirmed that the suspect arrested was 34-year-old Daniel Widyanto Condronimpuno of Palm Seaside, Fla. Authorities mentioned they believed Condronimpuno was liable for a weekend sexual assault at a pedestrian underpass on California Avenue.
A UC Berkeley spokesman mentioned the case involving the unidentified suspect was complicated and nonetheless below investigation, and didn't share any details about what led to the arrest.
“UCPD wish to thank these in the neighborhood who've come ahead to report encounters with the sexual battery suspect,” the assertion learn partly. “Extra comparable crimes that occurred during the last week have been reported.”
Palo Alto police mentioned of their assertion that “different regulation enforcement businesses nonetheless have energetic investigations involving this identical suspect,” citing these investigations as a purpose to withhold Condronimpuno’s reserving picture from public launch.
The assault in Palo Alto was reported round 2:50 p.m. Sunday within the California Avenue pedestrian underpass. In that case, a girl informed a police that whereas she was strolling on a motorcycle path, a man struck her from behind; she fell, and the person then sexually assaulted her.
In accordance with one UC Berkeley campus warning despatched out Monday, which shared photos of a doable suspect taken from surveillance-camera footage, feminine college students have been approached round 1:30 p.m. final Wednesday within the Eucalyptus Grove and round 9:40 a.m. Sunday close to Stephens Corridor.
“In each instances, the suspect grabbed a feminine scholar’s personal physique components over their clothes,” that assertion mentioned.
In accordance with one other campus message Tuesday morning, a girl mentioned she had been strolling alongside the Foothill Complicated’s west facet at 12:23 a.m. Tuesday when somebody grabbed her from behind and knocked her to the bottom.
The lady mentioned she fought again by kicking on the particular person and managed to get away.
On Tuesday morning, Palo Alto detectives spoke with investigators from the UC Berkeley Police Division, who believed that they had a doable suspect below remark, police mentioned. The suspect was arrested round 12:40 p.m. on the campus’ Memorial Glade.
Palo Alto police mentioned Condronimpuno was booked into the Santa Clara County Essential Jail in San Jose on fees together with tried rape by power, sexual penetration by power, assault with intent to commit rape, forcible sexual battery, false imprisonment, assault with a lethal weapon and theft.
Police mentioned they have been working to evaluate different reported encounters with the suspect and added that college students and different campus guests could discover the presence of extra officers, safety workers and neighborhood service officers within the interim.
Anybody with details about the crimes could name UC police at 510-672-6760.
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.