Alert Carolina Update: Chapel Hill Police Seek Additional Information in Sexual Assault Investigation

The Town of Chapel Hill Police Department has issued the following update related to their investigation into a sexual assault early last Friday (Sept. 13):

Chapel Hill Police would like to speak with the men pictured here as witnesses to a sexual assault that took place at Shortbread Lofts in the early morning Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. The men were walking westbound on Franklin Street near Mellow Mushroom at 2:40 a.m.

Potential Witnesses

These men are not suspected of any crime, and are viewed as potentially important witnesses.  If you are one of the men in the photograph, or know these men, please contact Sgt. Britt with the Criminal Investigations Division of Chapel Hill Police at 919-968-2001.

Continue to monitor Alert Carolina website (alertcarolina.unc.edu) for updates. For a list of safety tips, see the following link: https://campussafety.unc.edu/carolinasafe/tips/.


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