Police Investigate Assaults in Brockton and Brookline

In Brockton, Massachusetts, police are searching for a man in his 20s who sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl while she was walking home from West Middle School. The girl managed to escape after a brief struggle and described her assailant as missing two front teeth and wearing a black shirt with multicolored lettering, gray pants, and riding a blue bicycle. Brockton Public Schools Interim Superintendent Priya Tahiliani urged the school community to remain vigilant. Meanwhile, in Brookline, Massachusetts, a 14-year-old girl was indecently assaulted while walking between buildings at Brookline High School. The suspect, also believed to be in his 20s, forced his hand into her pants. Brookline High School administrators plan to increase supervision between classes, and Superintendent Linus Guillory has advised students to be aware of their surroundings.