Authorities investigate 2 reported sexual assaults near U of M campus

Authorities are investigating two reports of a suspect grabbing females near the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis.

According the U of M Department of Public Safety, at about 11:55 a.m. Tuesday, a man grabbed a female's buttocks near the U of M Recreation Center. About an hour later, another female reported that a man grabbed her buttocks near the intersection of 11th and University Avenue SE.

Officials believe the incidents are possibly related. They have one suspect in custody.

For more information or updates, visit https://publicsafety.prd.umn.edu/