SAN MARCOS POLICE DEPARTMENT
The San Marcos Police Department is investigating multiple incidents, reported between Thursday, Oct. 31 and Friday, Nov. 1, that occurred at an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Mill Street. Initial information suggests a single offender is involved, described as a White or Hispanic male who is approximately six feet tall and heavyset with spiked or combed over hair. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt, black shorts and white shoes.
A female resident of the apartment complex reported to police that she received a video from a neighbor on Thursday, Oct. 31 that appeared to show an unknown person looking into her bedroom window. In the video, the unknown person appeared to look into the victim’s bedroom, while the victim was inside and partially undressed, for several seconds before running away.
Just before 2:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, a resident in a different building of the apartment complex reported seeing a male outside of a ground floor apartment window. The male appeared to be watching a female resident who was sitting at a desk while the blinds were open. Officers responded to the scene and did not locate anyone outside of the resident’s building. During a further search of the area, officers heard noises nearby and saw a male. Officers gave the male commands to stop, but the subject ran away through the complex and officers were not able to locate him.
Later on Friday, Nov. 1, San Marcos Police received additional reports from residents at the apartment complex. In one of the reports, a female victim told officers she was asleep with her boyfriend in his bedroom when she was awakened between 3 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. by an unknown male standing next to the bed and touching her inappropriately. The victim told police the male ran out of the room after she woke up and moved. A second victim was asleep with her boyfriend on the couch in the same apartment unit and told police she was also awakened by an unknown male between 3 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. who was touching her inappropriately. The second victim told police that when she woke up, the male ran out of the back door of the apartment unit and jumped off the back patio.
A male matching the description of the offender reported to San Marcos Police by the other victims then entered an additional adjacent apartment and left through the back patio door.
The San Marcos Police Department is actively investigating the incidents and, as of this release, the male subject has not been identified or located. Anyone with doorbell or surveillance camera footage that captured an individual matching the description of the subject is asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 512-753-2300.
The San Marcos Police Department reminds all residents to keep their doors and windows locked and remain vigilant. Any suspicious activity should be reported to police immediately.
