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Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Volume 138, Issue 12
Attempted sex assault reported, suspect at large BY MARTIN MARTINEZ City News Editor
A local woman reported a man attempted to sexually assault her while she walked home from the 7-Eleven on Elkton Road Sunday night, according to police, who are investigating the incident. The suspect has not yet been apprehended. At approximately 9 p.m., the victim, a 30-year-old Newark resident, was confused how to return to her
home. She said a man began talking to her in front of the store and offered to show her the way back to her home, according to Newark police. The suspect took the victim through the James F. Hall trail adjacent to Phillips Park, located near Apple Road and South College Avenue. The victim said she became suspicious of the suspect and turned to leave, but the man grabbed her and forced her to the ground. As the suspect began to
remove the victim’s clothing, she was able to escape and reach a residence on Apple Road, where she notified the homeowner of what had occurred. Newark police spokesman Lt. Mark Farrall said this is the first case of attempted sexual assault by a stranger in the city in several years. “This is extremely rare to have a sexual assault case like this in the city,” Farrall said. “Any cases of sexual assault we see tend to involve
people who know each other, but this is very unusual.” He said the area hasn’t seen any assault cases in the past and is usually considered safe. “If you have ever been there, you know it is a very nice park,” Farrall said. “There’s nothing shady about it at all.” The suspect is described as a black man in his early 30s with a large build, wearing a black fleece coat and
black pants. Farrall said detectives have begun examining video surveillance from the area, as well as creating a composite sketch with the victim’s help. “What we then do is put out the composite to local police and public authorities and begin asking around for leads that we might be able to work on,” Farrall said. “We rely on public assistance as well as internally to find the suspect as soon as possible.”
Alumnus attempts suicide
City sees change in diversity
BY DANIELLE BRODY
BY PAT GILLESPIE
A university alumnus shot himself in the chest on the east patio of Morris Library Friday morning in an alleged suicide attempt, according to university police. The 26-year-old Newark resident, who graduated in 2008, used his own semi-automatic handgun to shoot himself at approximately 6 a.m., according to university police Chief Patrick Ogden. There were no witnesses to the shooting, but a custodial employee working in the commons called police, he said. Officers were on the scene within a few minutes, Ogden said, and the victim told police he had shot himself. The university Emergency Care Unit transported the man to Christiana Hospital in stable condition, he said. “This was a very unfortunate incident, but within minutes of receiving the 911 call, UD police officers arrived at the library, began providing first aid, secured the weapon and confirmed there was no danger to the community,” Ogden said. Weapons are not permitted on the university campus, university
Sophomore midfielder Vincent Mediate responded for Delaware before the end of the first half. Freshman Kyle Nuel started an attack down the left before working the ball to Mediate in the center of the field. Mediate played a quick giveand-go with Kyle Ellis and took a low shot, which Old Dominion goalie Victor Francoz saved, but
When Patricia Wilson Aden recently took her son to see Terry Manor, the housing development off New London Road her grandfather built, she noticed it had changed. The houses— perhaps a bit aged—were not as different as the faces at Terry Manor. Everyone was white, and as Aden felt, unwelcoming. “When we drove through, I was very surprised to see white people standing out on the lawns and looking at us, as if, ‘What are you doing here?’ when this was a neighborhood that used to be all black, number one, and two, everybody knew one another,” Aden, 52, said. Aden is a descendent of the Wilson family, one of the first black families to settle in Newark, dating back to the 1820s. Many blacks in Delaware were freed before the Civil War. Her grandfather, George “Inky” Wilson, was Newark’s first black city councilman, and her father Robert Wilson became the university’s first black administrator. The Wilsons were one of many
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Delaware men’s soccer celebrates Sunday’s 2-1 championship win against Old Dominion.
Hens win first-ever CAA crown BY TIM MASTRO Managing Sports Editor
HARRISONBURG, Va. –– Three games in four days, two double overtime games and two penalty shootouts. Plenty of heavy legs and nagging injuries. And most importantly, a little bit of history. Delaware men’s soccer capped a monumental week for the program with a come-from-behind 2-1 upset of second-seeded Old Dominion
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in the CAA Championship game Sunday afternoon. It’s the first-ever conference crown for the Hens and sends them to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 41 years. “Unbelievably exciting,” head coach Ian Hennessy said of the win. “It’s been a remarkable journey.” The Hens fell behind in the 20th minute when Jordan Leblanc converted a penalty kick for the Monarchs, who were ranked No. 18 nationally.
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