Crime & Safety
Police: Girl Assaulted Near Middle School Thursday Night
A physical assault was reported to have occurred Thursday night in a Parkville neighborhood.
Police continue to investigate an assault reported in a Parkville neighborhood Thursday night but have said Friday morning that the crime did not occur at Parkville Middle School.
Sometime between 7:35 and 8:20 p.m. Nov. 7, a 15-year-old girl reported to police that she was walking her dogs in the area near Parkville Middle School when she was physically assaulted by two men, according to police spokeswoman Cpl. Cathleen Batton.
The girl told police she was able to get away from her attackers and that she ran to Parkville Middle School. The assault did not occur on school grounds, Batton said.
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Police responded to the area to search for the men, but were unable to find them, Batton said.
The situation remains under investigation, Batton said.
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