June 25, 2010:  Santa Monica, CA - Santa Monica police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a bicycle-riding man believed to have groped women in the last three days.

Contact the WeTip Hotline at 1 (800) 78-CRIME.

Informants May be Eligible for a Reward

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The suspect possibly rides a 10-speed bike. He is described as Latino, 20 to 30 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall, about 180 pounds, unshaven and wearing a short-sleeved chef’s coat and pants with a small black-and-white checkered pattern.

In two assaults on three women, he rode by and grabbed their buttocks, breasts and genitals, police said. The incidents reportedly occurred Tuesday at 4:09 p.m. near 14th Street and Santa Monica Boulevard and Thursday at 11 a.m. near 2nd and Strand streets.

Anyone with information on this crime is asked to contact the WeTip Anonymous Hotlineat (800) 78-CRIME or 1-800-782-7463.  It is also possible to submit an anonymous  tip online at www.wetip.com.  Informants may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this matter.

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