Crime & Safety

Rutgers Student Groped at Bus Stop

The student was touched by an intoxicated male while waiting for a bus on College Avenue.

A Rutgers University student was grabbed on College Avenue early Friday morning, police say.

According to a Nixle alert from the Rutgers Police Department, the student was waiting for a bus at 1:15 a.m. Friday at a Rutgers bus stop near the College Avenue Gym.

An intoxicated male "slumped over onto the victim" and then placed his hand under the victim's outer clothing and touched their pelvic area, according to Rutgers Police.

The male was pulled away by people who were with him. The victim was not injured, according to Rutgers Police.

A description of the male was not provided in the alert.

Rutgers Police are investigation and asks anyone with information, or who may have been in the area at the time of the incident to call (848) 932-8025 or (732) 932-7211.

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