Virginia Woman Pulls Fire Alarm to Stop Attacker at Her Apartment Complex

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“Just before 1 a.m., a man approached a 29-year-old woman getting out of her car at the Stoney Ridge Apartments complex on Westminster Lane in Woodbridge, police said.”

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web search NEUTRAL — Just before 1 a.m., a man approached a 29-year-old woman getting out of her car at the Stoney Ridge Apartments complex on Westminster Lane in Woodbridge, police said.
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“The man “exposed himself and made an obscene gesture,” police said.”

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“When the woman tried to run to her apartment, the man “inappropriately touched her” and tried to stop her from going into her apartment.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tuscany is a residential community in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located at the western edge of the city, and is bounded to the north by Crowchild Trail, to the east by Stoney T…
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“She briefly struggled with the man until she was able to pull a fire alarm.”

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“A neighbor heard the alarm, went outside and chased away the man, police said.”

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“Police used K9 to search for the man but did not find him.”

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“No injuries were reported.”

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web search NEUTRAL — No injuries or property damage were reported. A suspect described as a black male with medium length dreadlocks, in his early 20s wearing dark-colored shorts and shirt with white socks and slide-style…
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Virginia Woman Pulls Fire Alarm to Stop Attacker at Her Apartment Complex

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