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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>UPDATE: Sexual Assault Reported on Campus <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Commerce, TEXAS (March 24, 2011)- After a comprehensive and thorough investigation into the sexual assault reported on March 8, the University Police Department has determined that the report was false and the described assault did not occur. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>While all reports are taken seriously, the university community is urged to remember that false reports carry a penalty under Texas State Law. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Although this assault did not occur we continue to encourage the university community to use standard precautions when walking across campus at night, to travel in pairs and report any suspicious behavior to the University Police Department at 903-886-5868. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>---------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>On March 8, a female student at Texas A&M University-Commerce reported being sexually assaulted at 10:30 p.m. on March 1 by an unknown male according to the University Police Department.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The assault reportedly occurred at the West Halls on campus. According to the police report, the assailant is a 6' tall male, and was wearing a green hooded sweatshirt at the time of the attack. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>UPD encourages students to take extra precautions walking through campus at night, to travel in pairs and report any suspicious behavior. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Anyone with information related to the attack, is urged to contact the University Police Department at 903-886-5868.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:blue'><img width=107 height=104 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01CBEA41.AFB88370" alt="cid:3380781079_318563"></span></i><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#003CB4'>Donna J Spinato</span></i></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#003CB4'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#003CB4'>Chief of Police<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#003CB4'>Texas A&M University -Commerce Police Department</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003CB4'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#003CB4'>PO Box 3011 Commerce, Texas 75429</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003CB4'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#003CB4'>Wk: (903) 886-5860 Fax: (903) 468-3252<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#003CB4'>Donna_Spinato@tamu-commerce.edu<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#0000CC'>"The biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place"<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#0000CC'>"George Bernard Shaw"<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>