May 28, 2011

Police: Officers looking for rapist after woman tweeted about being attacked

TAMPA - Tampa police are looking for a man investigators believe raped a woman on a renovated school bus In Ybor City.
Police found out about the attack after receiving a 911 call.
The alleged attack happened Friday at 7:30 a.m. in the area of 16th Street and 6th Avenue East.
The woman said on her Twitter page that she was taken to the hospital by police to be examined.
The suspect is described as a black man, 6-feet to 6-foot, 2-inches tall. Police said he has a dark complexion and short beard. He was last seen wearing a light blue shirt and tan shorts.
The alleged victim gave a description of the man on Twitter and tweeted that she thought she could identify him.
The alleged victim lives on a renovated school bus, police said. The bus also has a Twitter page.
Editor's note: We previously reported that police found out about the rape on Twitter. After further investigation, we learned that they found out about the rape via a 911 call.
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