SAN MARCOS, Texas — The San Marcos Police Department was asking residents to avoid the area near The Retreat apartment complex Thursday evening as they investigate a home invasion/sexual assault. They said it was similar to an incident that took place Wednesday, April 24.
According to police, a woman returned to her home in the Cottages of San Marcos apartment complex and found a man hiding in her bedroom. She said the man threatened her with a handgun and sexually assaulted her.
The suspect is described as a black male in his 20’s with an athletic build, approximately six feet tall and was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, black pants, black gloves, black socks, black slide sandals, and a mask covering the lower half of his face.
Another incident occurred at the Capstone Cottages on Craddock Avenue on April 30. Police said a man entered an apartment and threatened a resident with a handgun. The suspect was about 6-foot-3, wearing a long sleeve black shirt, black pants, black gloves and a black mask covering his face and hair, police said.
Anyone with information on these cases is encouraged to contact Detective Campbell by phone at 512.753.2312 or by email at dcampbell@sanmarcostx.gov.
