Police searching for perpetrator in sexual assault on North Henry Street
Madison police are searching for a man responsible for a late-night sexual assault in the downtown area Sunday.
The incident occurred at 2:10 a.m. on the 400 block of North Henry Street. According to a police report, the 20-year-old female victim was walking home when a man approached her in a dark alleyway. Police said the man assaulted the woman and then fled.
Police describe the perpetrator as 5'6 with a medium build. He was last seen wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt.
Anyone with information can call Madison Area Crime Stoppers at (608) 266-6014.
State Street purse thief arrested after being detained by victim's friend
A Milwaukee man was arrested after he allegedly snatched a woman's purse while she was walking on State Street early Sunday morning, police said.
The female victim, who was in her twenties, was walking with a friend in the 500 block of State Street around 3 a.m., according to a police report. A man approached the pair from behind and took the woman's purse before fleeing.
The perpetrator, however, only got a few feet away from the victim when her friend stopped him and detained him until police arrived.
Police arrested 27-year-old John D. Carian in connection with the robbery. Neither the victim nor her friend sustained any injuries in the robbery.
Man arrested for third drunk driving offense after stealing food delivery car
Police arrested a man for his alleged third drunk driving offense after he stole a food-delivery vehicle in downtown Madison early Sunday.
According to a police report, the food-delivery vehicle was reported stolen at 12:27 a.m. near the intersection of Lake Street and Langdon Street. About half an hour later, police spotted the vehicle in the 5500 block of University Avenue.
Police stopped the vehicle and arrested the driver, 26-year-old Michael Hansen, in connection with the incident. Hansen is tentatively charged with operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent and a third offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
