Police warn joggers about Hispanic male seen near Sikes Lake

According to police chief Dan Williams, a man has exposed himself to female walkers on campus.

The university notified students, faculty and staff Friday afternoon through the MSU ALERT system.

“A female walker advised us of the subject,” Williams said. “He originally had not exposed himself, but was just acting suspicious and then the next report that came in he had exposed himself to walkers.”

It was later released that a Hispanic male between the age of 50-52 had exposed himself to female walkers and joggers on numerous occasions.

In a statement released to students, Williams said the suspect has never approached any victims or attempted to contact the victims.

The suspect, who has been seen driving a green Jeep Cherokee, normally parks off-campus near an office located on Plaza Parkway and stands outside of his car exposing himself.

“Sometimes these individuals are very sporadic in when they commit the crime and it may be nearly impossible to set up a sting to catch them,” Williams said.

Williams, who has served as chief of police for two years, said this incident is not common for Midwestern.

“It gave me comfort to know that, again, our police reacted decisively and quickly,” said president Jesse Rogers. “They do a commendable job of protecting out students and campus.”

Campus police urge students, faculty, staff and the community to be aware of their surroundings, always carry a phone while on the Sikes Lake track and to immediately report anything suspicious.