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From the NBC affiliate in Los Angeles comes this story about a Parking Lot Assault that was caught on camera. "Police on Tuesday released surveillance video in hopes of catching a man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a disabled woman in Long Beach." The man was captured on video approaching the 53-year-old woman in a parking lot near 15th Street and Long...

Two weeks ago a Pueblo, Colorado man was assaulted in a Safeway parking lot. It was reported late last week that he passed away. You can read the whole story HERE. The incident happened in broad daylight in a relatively high traffic area. Police are still looking for suspects. We often suggest pepper sprays, but for female self-defense and their personal safety...

Here is a story and video about a Parking Lot Assault that occurred recently in the Salem area. The story also has some parking lot tips for residents. According to the story, a woman was leaving the grocery store, putting her groceries in the car when a subject comes up from behind her grabs her and then pushes her to the ground...

Last week in Pueblo, Colorado there were three assaults that has the community on edge. Police are downplaying these incidents as normal, saying that it doesn't represent an increase in crime but just that people are reporting the crimes quicker. Read the whole story HERE. It is not a coincidence that all three of these assaults occurred in parking lots. Next to...

One of the most frequent places for women to get assaulted is in parking lots. There's a couple of contributing factors; first of all many parking lots are poorly lit and offer excellent hiding places for the bad guys. Secondly women who are coming out of stores are frequently not paying attention with a variety of distractions. In this story the women...

Two teens reported being assaulted and robbed of their cell phones in the parking lot of a Coon Rapids apartment complex Sunday evening. Two suspects, one age 18 and the other 23, were cited by Coon Rapids Police for misdemeanor fifth-degree assault. A third suspect, a 15-year-old boy, was referred to Anoka County Juvenile Court on a felony simple robbery count. According...