Search for stranger who broke into home, tried to sexually assault elderly woman

XENIA — Xenia police are trying to locate a suspect they say got into a home and tried to sexually assault a woman.

The neighborhood where this took place is referred to as the “states” off Colorado Drive.

In the video, the suspect can be seen trying to get into a home through a locked window early Saturday morning.

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As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, police said this was not the only house he tried breaking into in the neighborhood.

Mitzi Davis said she saw the Facebook post where Xenia police said they were looking for the suspect.

“That’s pretty scary,” Davis said. “I’m glad she was able to fight him off.”

Detectives say the man got into an elderly woman’s home through an unlocked door.

A police report stated after not answering a knock at her door around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, she awoke from her couch three hours later to see the man standing inside just a few feet away from her.

Police said he told the woman he was going to “rape” her.

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Detectives say he took some of the victim’s clothes off, knocked her to the floor, and took off some of his clothes in an attempt to sexually assault her before suddenly getting up and running out of a back door.

“We have been actively looking for him ever since we were notified of this incident, and we continue to look for him. We definitely want to prevent anything like this happening again,” said Sgt. Matt Miller with the Xenia Police Division.

Police said the attack was random.

“I hope he gets caught,” said Bonnie Hill.

“I would just say, rest assured that the police division is doing everything that they can to try to locate this guy. Also, we’re, doing some targeted patrols in the area, trying to follow up any leads that we can in order to solve this,” Miller said.

The suspect is described as a tall, slender white male wearing a hoodie, light-colored sweatpants, and a disposable face mask.

Anyone who recognizes the suspect is asked to call Det. Reed at 937-376-7209.

We will continue updating this story.

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