Parking Lot Assault-How To Protect Yourself Against One

Recently a man was exiting a restaurant walking towards his car. He was approached by a stranger who started using racially charged slurs at him. The stranger then attacked him with a bottle and hit him on the head. The man escaped on his bicycle. The victim suffered a contusion and scalp lacerations. Police are still looking for the man on a...

On by Bryan Buckner 0 Comments

Campus Sex Crimes on the Rise Despite Overall Decrease

This is story about crime reported as a result of the Clery Act on the Danforth campus at the University of Washington. The Act obligates universities to report their crime statistics every fall for the previous calendar year. This year's report shows crime is down except for sexual assaults. You may read the whole story HERE. Assistant Director for Sexual Assault and Community...

On by Bryan Buckner 0 Comments

Woman Assaulted In Parking Lot While Texting-Three Tips to Avoid This Type Of Assault

This is a story about a woman who pulled into a parking lot of a vacated gas station to send a text message. While she was texting an unknown man entered her car and robbed her then assaulted her. Police are still looking for the suspect. The woman was unharmed. You can read the whole story HERE. This is another case of...

On by Bryan Buckner 0 Comments

Sexual Assaults On Campus-How To Avoid Being A Victim

click for more info The University of Montana in Missoula has reported 80 rape cases in the last three years. Does that sound high to you? Guess what? Officials tell us that it's about par for the course. Rapes on college campuses have become so common they hardly even rates a headline anymore. You can get the rest of the details of...

On by Bryan Buckner 0 Comments

Domestic Violence Spike Linked to Drugs/Poverty

click for more info Here's a story out of Australia that shows a dramatic increase in domestic violence. Officials are linking it to drugs and poverty which are in abundance. Domestic violence as you may know is leading cause of injury to women not just in Australia but throughout the world. Whatever the reason for the increase in domestic violence it's not...

On by Bryan Buckner 0 Comments

Woman Assaulted Then Robbed-One Way To Protect Yourself

click for more info This is a story about a woman who was robbed and sexually assaulted at 2:10 in the morning in a southeast suburb of Washington, DC. She was walking alone when this happened. Police are still looking for the suspect. You can read the whole story HERE. I'm really not sure why a woman would be walking in a...

On by Bryan Buckner 0 Comments

College Drinking And Assaults-Is There A Link?

With colleges and universities starting up all over the country this article recently caught my eye. It pointed out that 44% of all college students binge drink and many suffer alcohol-related blackouts which of course lead to rapes and assaults. You can read the rest of the story HERE. Part of the excitement of college is new friends, new ideas and new...

On by Bryan Buckner 0 Comments