Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, November 1, 1994 TAG: 9411010118
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Local police have assigned a team of 20 officers and enlisted the help of the FBI to investigate a series of attacks on young women in Northern Virginia.
All 12 attacks have occurred within a 10-square-mile area in Fairfax and Prince William counties.
Most of the victims are women in their 20s who have been abducted from backyard patios, shopping centers and parked cars. Nine were sexually assaulted. Three got away.
In the most recent incident, about 11 p.m. Wednesday, a woman walked outside her home and was grabbed from behind by a gunman. He forced her back inside, then sexually assaulted her and her roommate. He took their money and fled.
Not all the cases are alike, leading police to believe that more than one person might be involved. But most of the abductions were at night by someone wearing a ski mask and dark clothing.
- Associated Press
George Mason plans better technology
FAIRFAX - George Mason University students will have access to a variety of high-tech services as part of an $11.8 million communications project.
The university hopes to build a massive new communications infrastructure by mid-1996, telecommunications director Keith Segerson said. The advances include electronic mail, cable TV, computerized lecture halls and an improved emergency telephone system.
- Associated Press
Clam shortage hurts watermen
Clam prices have more than doubled this year but Chesapeake Bay watermen say they still can't catch enough to make a living.
The clam population in the bay is even lower than in previous years, retailers report.
The reason isn't clear, but watermen point to large amounts of fresh water entering the bay this year, several hot summers and the fact that Maryland waters are the farthest south clams can grow.
- Associated Press
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